Pelle Clement
.jpg) Clement with RKC Waalwijk in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Koninklijke HFC | ||
| 2006–2015 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Jong Ajax | 54 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Reading | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 83 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | RKC Waalwijk | 33 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Sparta Rotterdam | 87 | (6) |
| 2026– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Pelle Clement (born 19 May 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]Clement is a youth exponent from Ajax, whom he joined in 2006 from his youth club Koninklijke HFC.[3] He made his professional debut at Jong Ajax on 8 May 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against VVV Venlo. He played the full game.[4] His first Eredivisie match was a November 2016 match against NEC.[5]
On 28 June 2017, Clement moved to Reading from Ajax for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the EFL Championship club.[6]
On 3 January 2019, Jaap Stam signed Clement for the second time for PEC Zwolle after only featuring for Reading once in the 2018–19 season.[7] In his first game he started and registered an assist as Zwolle beat Feyenoord 3–1.[8]
Clement joined RKC Waalwijk on 5 August 2022, signing a one-year contract.[9]
On 6 May 2023, it was announced that he would be joining Sparta Rotterdam on a two-year deal on 1 July 2023 following the conclusion of his contract with Waalwijk.[10]
On 27 June 2026, Clement signed for Groningen on a free transfer after his contract with Sparta Rotterdam expired. He agreed to a two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026 [1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 55 | 6 | |||||
| Reading | 2017–18[12] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[13] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Reading U-23s | 2017–18[12] | — | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 87 | 4 | |||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 92 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 281 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 301 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
References
[edit]- 1 2 Pelle Clement at Soccerway
- ↑ Pelle Clement at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "HFC'er Pelle Clement tekent contract". Koninklijke HFC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ "Jong Ajax vs. Oss - 8 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Ajax en Dolberg oppermachtig tegen NEC - Parool (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Royals sign Pelle Clement from Ajax". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Pelle Clement eerste aanwinst PEC Zwolle". peczwolle.nl/ (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs. Feyenoord - 19 January 2019 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Pelle Clement tot medio 2023 RKC'er". RKC Waalwijk (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "PELLE CLEMENT MAAKT NA DIT SEIZOEN OVERSTAP NAAR SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "FC Groningen contracteert Pelle Clement" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Games played by Pelle Clement in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Pelle Clement in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Men's association football wingers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Koninklijke HFC players
- Jong Ajax players
- AFC Ajax players
- Reading F.C. players
- PEC Zwolle players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- FC Groningen players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- English Football League players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England