| Amourricho van Axel Dongen | |
| Full Name: | Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Almere, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Ajax |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zeeburgia |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | OSV Amsterdam |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 March 2024 |
Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for team Ajax.
Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax.[1] [2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020.[3] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag.[4] [5] The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa.[6] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.[7]
Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht.[8] The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0.[9] In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months,[10] before returning to action in January 2023.[11]
Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens.[12] On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.[13]
Born in the Netherlands, van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent.[14] He is a current Dutch youth international.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |||
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