Jesper Uneken
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Den Bosch, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sirius | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Jong PSV | 66 | (18) |
| 2024–2026 | PSV | 1 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 35 | (14) |
| 2026– | Sirius | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026 | |||
Jesper Uneken (born 9 August 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Sirius.[2]
Early life
Born in Den Bosch but based in Rosmalen, he started in the youth teams of PSV Eindhoven from the 2011–12 season. After progressing through the youth teams and captaining the PSV under-18 side, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club in 2023.[3][4]
Career
PSV
Uneken made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie against NAC Breda on 6 March 2023.[5] In October 2023, he was training with the PSV first team and scored in a behind closed doors training match against Helmond Sport.[6] He scored his first professional goal on the 23 October 2023, netting a hat-trick in the Eerste Divisie against FC Eindhoven.[7]
He scored on his Eredivisie debut for PSV on 6 April 2024, in a 5–1 home win against AZ.[8]
Loan to RKC Waalwijk
For the 2025–26 season, Uneken was loaned to RKC Waalwijk, who had recently been relegated to the Eerste Divisie.[9]
Sirius
On 30 June 2026, Uneken joined Allsvenskan club Sirius on a five-year deal for a reported transfer fee of €0.6m.[10] He made his league debut for the Blåsvart on 12 July, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 away win over Brommapojkarna.[11]
Personal life
He is the son of football coach and former professional footballer Peter Uneken.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 18 | — | — | — | 66 | 18 | |||||
| PSV | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 39 | 16 | |
| Career total | 102 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 35 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion playoffs
References
- ↑ Jesper Uneken at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Jesper Uneken klar för Sirius Fotboll". Siriusfotboll. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Bruijns, Raymond (7 July 2023). "Jesper Uneken (18) signs for two years and joins Jong PSV". studio040.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Talented Rosmalean extends with PSV". 073Voetbal.nl. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "PSV II VS. NAC BREDA 1 - 2". Soccerway. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "PSV met scorende Til te sterk voor Helmond Sport, FC Utrecht wint in oefenduel wél van NEC". ad.nl. 12 October 2023.
- ↑ "PSV II VS. EIndhoven". Soccerway. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Dit is hoe Jesper Uneken reageert na zijn droomdebuut voor PSV tegen AZ". Voetbal Nieuws. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ↑ "RKC Waalwijk huurt spits Jesper Uneken van PSV" [RKC Waalwijk loans striker Jesper Uneken from PSV] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "PSV verkoopt Uneken aan Zweedse nummer een" [PSV sell Uneken to Swedish league leaders]. AD.nl (in Dutch). 30 June 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ "Brommapojkarna v Sirius - 12 July 2026 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
- ↑ Elfrink, Rik (9 March 2023). "PSV talent and brand new debutant Jesper Uneken (18) benefits from the advice of his famous father Peter: 'He knows this world'". ed.nl. Retrieved 23 October 2023.