Jayden Jezairo Braaf (born 31 August 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Salernitana, on loan from Serie A club Hellas Verona.
Club career
A youth product of Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City,[2] on 1 February 2021, Braaf joined Italian side Udinese on loan until the end of the season.[2] He made his debut with the club in a 1–0 Serie A win over Fiorentina on 28 February 2021,[3] and scored his first goal in Serie A in a 4–2 win over Benevento on 25 April 2021.[4]
On 27 May 2022, Braaf joined Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.[5]
On 16 January 2023, he joined Serie A side Hellas Verona on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[6]
On 2 July 2023, he joined Hellas Verona for an amount of €1M, with his contract lasting until 2026.[7] In January 2024, he joined Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard on loan until the end of the season.[8]
On 11 August 2024, Braaf joined Salernitana on loan from Verona.[9]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Braaf is of Surinamese descent.[10] He has played internationally for Netherlands at under-15, under-17 and under-18 levels.
Honours
Club
Netherlands U17
Individual
- Man City EDS Players Player of the Year: 2019-20[11]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Braaf è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release). Udinese. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Udinese vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Benevento vs Udinese". Soccerway. 25 April 2021.
- ^ "BVB verpflichtet Jayden Braaf". bvb.de (in German). 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Jayden Braaf per l'attacco del Verona!". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund's Jayden Braaf to join Hellas Verona on a permanent transfer". bvbbuzz.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "FORTUNA STRIKT JAYDEN BRAAF ALS OPVOLGER NOSLIN" [FORTUNA ROPES IN JAYDEN BRAAF AS NOSLIN'S SUCCESSOR]. fortunasittard.nl (in Dutch). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Braaf è un nuovo giocatore della Salernitana" [Jayden Braaf is a new player for Salernitana] (in Italian). Salernitana. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Edwards, John (9 July 2020). "QUARTET RECOGNISED AT ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". mancity.com. Manchester City.
External links
- Jayden Braaf at Soccerway
