Jesse Bal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesse Philip Bal | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Quick | ||
| 2014–2025 | Jong Sparta | ||
| 2025 | Parma (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Jong Sparta | 36 | (2) |
| 2023 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | ADO Den Haag | 34 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Jesse Philip Bal (born 1 October 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.
Early career
Bal was born in Kampala, Uganda, and developed in the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam. He signed his first professional contract on 29 May 2022.[1] He started training with the first team on 30 November 2022.[2] Bal joined Parma youth academy on loan on 3 February 2025.[3]
Club career
Bal joined Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag on 22 August 2025, on a two-year contract valid until 2027.[4] He made his debut here on 29 August 2025 against Helmond Sport.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Tweede Divisie | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ADO Den Haag | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 72 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 10 | ||
Honours
ADO Den Haag
References
- ↑ "Jesse Bal tekent contract voor drie seizoenen" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 29 May 2022.
- ↑ "Jesse Bal trainde deze week mee met A-selectie". Sparta Rotterdam. 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Depositato il contratto di un giovane attaccante, ecco chi è". forzaparma.it (in Italian). 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "ADO Den Haag contracteert de talentvolle Jesse Bal". ADO Den Haag. 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "DEN HAAG vs. HELMOND SPORT". Soccerway. 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
Categories:
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kampala
- Ugandan emigrants to the Netherlands
- Men's association football forwards
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- ADO Den Haag players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen