Joey Veerman

Joey Veerman
Veerman with Heerenveen in 2020
Personal information
Full name Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 25
Youth career
2003–2005 RKAV Volendam
2005–2016 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Volendam 14 (5)
2016–2019 Volendam 73 (12)
2019–2022 Heerenveen 71 (14)
2022–2026 PSV 135 (22)
2026– Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2023– Netherlands 17 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2024 GermanyTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 15 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:11, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Volendam

Joey Veerman during a friendly match in 2017

Veerman made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Volendam on 9 September 2016, in a game against VVV-Venlo.[4]

On 20 September 2016, he made his KNVB Cup debut against MVV Maastricht.[5]

Heerenveen

On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.[6] He made his Eredivisie debut a day after signing, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow midfielder Jordy Bruijn in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.[7]

PSV

On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV.[8]

On 16 January 2022, Veerman made his debut with the team as a second half substitute in a 1-0 away win against Groningen.[9] He scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March.[10] PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.[11]

On 17 February 2022, Veerman made his continental debut in a 1-0 home win UEFA Conference League match as a starter against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12] On 28 October 2022, he scored PSV's first goal in a 2–0 win over Arsenal in the penultimate match of the UEFA Europa League group stage which secured a place in at least the knockout round play-offs.[13]

In the 2023–24 season, Veerman became the player with most chances created in Eredivisie in 130 occasions.[14]

Borussia Dortmund

On 18 August 2026, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Veerman, contract until 30 June 2031.[15][16]

International career

In March 2023, Veerman received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar, but then had to withdraw along with Cody Gakpo, Matthijs de Ligt, Sven Botman and Bart Verbruggen, due to a food poisoning outbreak linked to a chicken curry dinner served by the Dutch national team’s staff.[17]

On 18 June 2023, Joey Veerman made his senior debut for the Netherlands at the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals when he came in as a substitute for Mats Wieffer against Italy. On 26 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Germany.[18]

On 29 May 2024, Veerman was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[19]

Personal life

Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Volendam 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 28340—2[a]0343
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 34720——367
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 8200——82
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 3000——30
Total 731260—208112
Heerenveen 2019–20 Eredivisie 22441——265
2020–21 Eredivisie 31742——359
2021–22 Eredivisie 18321——204
Total 7114104——8118
PSV 2021–22 Eredivisie 154425[b]0—246
2022–23 Eredivisie 3344012[c]51[d]0509
2023–24 Eredivisie 2950011[e]21[d]0417
2024–25 Eredivisie 271408[e]01[d]0401
2025–26 Eredivisie 308108[e]01[d]0408
2026–27 Eredivisie 1000001[d]020
Total 135221324475019731
Borussia Dortmund 2026–27 Bundesliga 0000001[f]010
Career total 278482964478036061
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

International

As of match played 10 July 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202360
2024101
Total161
As of match played 26 March 2024
Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first.[22]
List of international goals scored by Joey Veerman
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 2024Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany8 Germany1–01–2Friendly

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16" (PDF). UEFA. 28 June 2024. p. 7. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Joey Veerman | Netherlands | UEFA Nations League". UEFA. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Joey Veerman at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Volendam 3-3 Maastricht". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Heerenveen gunt KKD-pareltje Veerman eindelijk kans in de Eredivisie". Voetbal International. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Heerenveen laat twee punten liggen in aantrekkelijk thuisduel tegen Fortuna Sittard". Omrop Fryslân. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "JOEY VEERMAN JOINS PSV FROM SC HEERENVEEN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT" (Press release). PSV Eindhoven. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Groningen 0-1 PSV". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. PSV -- 2 March". Soccerway. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "PSV 1-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Arsenal". BBC. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Cocobassey, Patrick (29 May 2024). "5 players who created the most chances across Europe's top 7 leagues in the 2023-24 season (Ranked)". Sportskeeda.
  15. ↑ "Joey Veerman joins BVB". Borussia Dortmund. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign midfielder Joey Veerman". Bundesliga. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Vijf Oranjespelers naar huis; Koeman roept drie vervangers op". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Veerman: 'Ik zat in een soort bubble'". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 27 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained". The New York Times. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  20. ↑ "Veerman direct na Oranje vader geworden van zoontje Frenkie". VI (in Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "J. Veerman". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  22. 1 2 Joey Veerman at National-Football-Teams.com
  23. ↑ "PSV crowned Dutch champions for the 25th time". Eredivisie. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights]. NOS (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ↑ "Ajax - PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  29. ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  31. ↑ "Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month". Eredivisie. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "Joey Veerman and Johan Bakayoko are named Eredivisie player and Johan Cruyff talent of the month". Eredivisie. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  33. ↑ "Joey Veerman named Eredivisie Player of the Month for August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  34. ↑ "Joey Veerman named Player of the Month for December". Eredivisie. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  35. ↑ "Record holder: Joey Veerman named Player of the Month for the fourth time". Eredivisie. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  36. ↑ "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
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