Joey Veerman
 Veerman with Heerenveen in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | RKAV Volendam | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2016 | Volendam | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Jong Volendam | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Volendam | 73 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Heerenveen | 71 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | PSV | 135 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Netherlands | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:30, 31 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:10, 5 October 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
Volendam
Veerman made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Volendam on 9 September 2016, in a game against VVV-Venlo.
On 20 September 2016, he made his KNVB Cup debut against MVV Maastricht.
Heerenveen
On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. He made his Eredivisie debut a day after signing, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow midfielder Jordy Bruijn in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.
PSV
On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV.
On 16 January 2022, Veerman made his debut with the team as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away win against Groningen. He scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March. PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.
On 17 February 2022, Veerman made his continental debut in a 1–0 home win UEFA Conference League match as a starter against Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 28 October 2022, he scored PSV's first goal in a 2–0 win over Arsenal in the penultimate match of the UEFA Europa League group stage which secured a place in at least the knockout round play-offs.
In the 2023–24 season, Veerman became the player with most chances created in Eredivisie in 130 occasions.
Borussia Dortmund
On 18 August 2026, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Veerman, contract until 30 June 2031.
International career
In March 2023, Veerman received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar, but then had to withdraw along with Cody Gakpo, Matthijs de Ligt, Sven Botman and Bart Verbruggen, due to a food poisoning outbreak linked to a chicken curry dinner served by the Dutch national team’s staff.
On 18 June 2023, Joey Veerman made his senior debut for the Netherlands at the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals when he came in as a substitute for Mats Wieffer against Italy. On 26 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Germany.
On 29 May 2024, Veerman was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Following a supposed poor showing at said Euros, Veerman did not receive a call-up from then head coach Ronald Koeman, culminating in a temporary retirement from the national team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after Koeman attacked Veerman's character in a press conference, with Veerman refusing to play under Koeman. In 2026, after Xavi was announced as Koeman's replacement, Veerman returned in the national team's squad.
Personal life
Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 October 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volendam | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 81 | 12 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 71 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 81 | 18 | ||||
| PSV | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 135 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 197 | 31 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 285 | 48 | 31 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 372 | 61 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
International
- As of match played 4 October 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | |
- As of match played 26 March 2024
- Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2024 | Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany | 8 |  Germany | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022, 2023, 2025
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2020
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: November 2023, August 2024, December 2025, January 2026
- Eredivisie Team of the Season: 2022–23, 2022–23, 2025–26
References
- ↑ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA. 28 June 2024. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ "Joey Veerman | Netherlands | UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ↑ Joey Veerman at Soccerway
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Volendam 3-3 Maastricht". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Heerenveen gunt KKD-pareltje Veerman eindelijk kans in de Eredivisie". Voetbal International. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Heerenveen laat twee punten liggen in aantrekkelijk thuisduel tegen Fortuna Sittard". Omrop Fryslân. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "JOEY VEERMAN JOINS PSV FROM SC HEERENVEEN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT" (Press release). PSV Eindhoven. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "Groningen 0-1 PSV". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. PSV -- 2 March". Soccerway. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022.
- ↑ "PSV 1-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Arsenal". BBC. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ Cocobassey, Patrick (29 May 2024). "5 players who created the most chances across Europe's top 7 leagues in the 2023-24 season (Ranked)". Sportskeeda.
- ↑ "Joey Veerman joins BVB". Borussia Dortmund. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign midfielder Joey Veerman". Bundesliga. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Vijf Oranjespelers naar huis; Koeman roept drie vervangers op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Netherlands Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ↑ "Veerman: 'Ik zat in een soort bubble'". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Netherlands Dutch). 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ "Koeman hoeft Veerman niet meer te bellen: 'Mijn karakter niet goed? Ben er klaar mee'" [Koeman doesn't need to call Veerman anymore: 'My character isn't good enough? I'm done with it.']. NOS (in Dutch). 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Eerste Oranje-selectie Xavi: Van Bommel en Zechiël debuteren" [First Oranje squad for Xavi: Van Bommel and Zechiël make their debutes] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Veerman direct na Oranje vader geworden van zoontje Frenkie". VI (in Netherlands Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "J. Veerman". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- 1 2 Joey Veerman at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "PSV crowned Dutch champions for the 25th time". Eredivisie. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ↑ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights]. NOS (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ajax - PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month". Eredivisie. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Joey Veerman and Johan Bakayoko are named Eredivisie player and Johan Cruyff talent of the month". Eredivisie. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Joey Veerman named Eredivisie Player of the Month for August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "Joey Veerman named Player of the Month for December". Eredivisie. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Record holder: Joey Veerman named Player of the Month for the fourth time". Eredivisie. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "Big winners of the Eredivisie Awards: Luuk de Jong, Tessa Wullaert, Johan Bakayoko, and Lily Yohannes". Eredivisie. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Mika Godts named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Year". Eredivisie. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
External links
- Profile Archived 6 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the PSV website
- Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
- Joey Veerman – UEFA competition record (archive)
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