Jan-Willem Tesselaar

Jan-Willem Tesselaar
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997
Place of birth Den Helder, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Swift
Youth career
–2012 AFC '34
2012–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong Utrecht 30 (1)
2018–2020 Katwijk 38 (5)
2020–2024 ADO '20 70 (17)
2024– Swift
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2022– Anguilla 3 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2026

Jan-Willem Tesselaar (born 21 October 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swift. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Anguilla national team.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 16 September 2016 in a game against FC Volendam.[1]

International career

Tesselaar was called up to the Anguilla national team in January 2022 for a friendly against the British Virgin Islands.[2] He and his brother, Brian-Paul, went on to make their international debuts in the eventual 2–1 victory on 27 January. The players qualify to represent the island nation through their grandmother.[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 27 January 2022[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Anguilla 202210
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Van Diejen, Herman. "ADO'20 speler Jan-Willem Tesselaar wordt international" (in Dutch). voetbal247.nl. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ van Dalsem, Kees. "Alkmaarse voetballende broers Tesselaar maken dankzij hun oma debuut in nationale elftal van Anguilla in wedstrijd tegen Britse Maagdeneilanden. 'Het belangrijkse is dat we gewonnen hebben'" (in Dutch). Noord Hollands Dagblat. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tesselaar, Jan-Willem". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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