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 | 31 | (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 28 April 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 18 April 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 | |
| Career total | 69 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 10 | ||
Honours
[edit]ADO Den Haag
References
[edit]- ↑ "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
[edit]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