Jason van Duiven

Jason van Duiven grew up in Almelo, Overijssel, where he first started playing football in local amateur clubs, before joining FC Twente, along with his younger brother Robin. In 2018, the two Van Duiven brothers joined the PSV Eindhoven academy. There, Jason quickly impressed with his goal-scoring abilities in the youth teams, signing his first professional contract with PSV in 2020, whilst aged only 15. After a standout 2021–22 season with the under-17s, as he scored 21 goals and delivered 9 assists in 17 games, Van Duiven made his professional debut for Jong PSV on the 5 August 2022, starting as a centre-forward during a 1–1 away Eerste Divisie draw against Willem II. On 8 January 2024, Van Duiven joined Eredivisie club Almere City on loan until the end of the season. On 12 August 2024, Van Duiven signed a five-year contract with Challenger Pro League club Lommel.

A youth international for the Netherlands, Jason van Duiven was a standout player of the Netherlands under-17 team that reached the final of the 2022 European Under-17 Championship: already a goalscorer in the pool stage, he scored decisive goals to knock out Italy in the quarter-finals and Serbia in the semi-finals, before his team was eventually defeated by France in the final.

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024

Netherlands U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: finalist in 2022.