Dies Janse
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| Date of birth | 17 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Goes, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | VV Kloetinge | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | JVOZ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jong Ajax | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ajax | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Groningen (loan) | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Dies Janse (born 17 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax.[1]
Early life
[edit]Janse was born in Goes in Zeeland, where he played there for VV Kloetinge and JVOZ prior to joining Sparta Rotterdam in 2018. He joined the academy of Ajax in 2020.[2]
Career
[edit]Janse made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in August 2023 against SC Cambuur as a second-half substitute for Rida Chahid.[3][4] That month, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[5] He scored his first professional league goal on 15 December 2023 against Jong PSV.[6][7] On 19 August 2025, Janse joined Groningen on a season-long loan deal.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Rijk is a goalkeeper who joined the academy at NEC Nijmegen in 2023.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 11 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Netherlands U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dies Janse". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- 1 2 "Who is Janse? The Ajax defender who is on the radar at Bayer Leverkusen". Voetbalnieuws. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Dies Janse maakt bij Jong Ajax debuut in Keuken Kampioen Divisie". pzc.nl. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Dies Janse maakt bij Jong Ajax debuut in Keuken Kampioen Divisie". ad.nl. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "'Leverkusen has millions available for a talented defender from Ajax youth'". Voetbal Primeur. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "PSV II VS. AJAX II 2 - 2". Soccerway. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Primeur voor Dies Janse: eerste goal voor Jong Ajax in Keuken Kampioen Divisie". ad.nl. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Dies Janse joins FC Groningen on loan". AFC Ajax. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dies Janse at Kicker (in German)
- Dies Janse at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 2006 births
- Living people
- People from Goes
- Footballers from Zeeland
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Jong Ajax players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Groningen players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players