| Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Heemskerk, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | FC Augsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | ADO '20 |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Heerenveen |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Heerenveen |
| Caps1: | 68 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs2: | AZ |
| Caps2: | 87 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2016– |
| Clubs3: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps3: | 225 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (born 10 July 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[1]
Born in Heemskerk, Gouweleeuw began his early career with ADO '20 and Heerenveen, before signing a five-year contract with AZ in May 2013,[2] having received interest from the club since December 2012.[3]
In August 2015, after being made club captain at AZ, a transfer to Greek club Olympiacos fell through.[4] He suffered an injury in December 2015, one of a number of AZ's defenders on the sidelines.[5]
In January 2016 he moved to German club FC Augsburg.[6] [7] He spoke of his joy at the move.[8] He made his debut for the club on 14 February 2016 in a 2–1 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, covering Thomas Müller as a defensive midfielder.[9]
On 11 September 2016, he scored his first goal for Augsburg in a 2–1 victory against Werder Bremen.[10]
Following the retirement of Daniel Baier in September 2020, Gouweleeuw was made captain of Augsburg by head coach Heiko Herrlich.[11]
He has played for the Netherlands under-21 national team.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heerenveen | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Total | 68 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | |||
| AZ | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Total | 87 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 12 | |||
| Augsburg | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 225 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 380 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 438 | 24 | |||