Tommy De Jong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas de Jong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Strasbourg B | ||
| 2007–2008 | Martigues | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Dordrecht | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Strasbourg B | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Schiltigheim | ||
| 2011–2012 | Strasbourg | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Steinseltz | ||
| 2013–2014 | ASPV Strasbourg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tommy de Jong (born 6 February 1987) is a French-Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
De Jong was born in Strasbourg and is a native of Herrlisheim.[2] His father is from the Netherlands.[2]
Career
De Jong joined Strasbourg's youth academy at the age of 12.[2] In 2006 he won the Coupe Gambardella with Strasbourg.[2]
After spending two seasons with the Strasbourg reserves, he moved to Martigues where he made two substitute appearances in the third tier.[3]
In May 2008, following a trial, De Jong joined Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht on a three-year contract.[3]
After his stints with Martigues and Dordrecht he returned to Alsace with SC Schiltigheim.[2]
In 2011 De Jong went back to Strasbourg to play for the club's reserves in the Division d'Honneur.[2] Having scored nine goals and contributed one assist in eight games for the reserves and with several first-team attacking injured, the first team's manager François Keller deploying him as a striker.[2] De Jong scored his first goal for the first team in a match against Chaumont.[2]
In summer 2012, after his contract with Strasbourg expired, he moved to amateur side FC Steinseltz.[4]
Personal life
As of August 2012 De Jong had a wife and two children.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Tommy de Jong". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Schuster, Barbara (9 February 2012). "CFA 2 Portrait de Tommy de Jong (Racing). Mister joker" [CFA 2 Portrait of Tommy de Jong (Racing). Mister joker]. Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Dordrecht haalt Franse middenvelder De Jong" [Dordrecht acquires French midfielder De Jong]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ a b Martinez, Alexandre (31 August 2012). "Division d'honneur L'avant-match : Steinseltz - FR Haguenau, dimanche (16 h). La nouvelle vie de Tommy" [Division d'honneur Preview: Steinseltz v FR Haguenau, Sunday (4pm). Tommy's new life]. Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2025.