Joey Veerman Explained

Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Volendam

Veerman made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Volendam on 9 September 2016, in a game against VVV-Venlo.^[3]

Heerenveen

On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for SC Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.^[4] He made his Eredivisie debut a day after signing, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow midfielder Jordy Bruijn in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Sittard.^[5]

PSV

On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV.^[6] Veerman scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March.^[7] PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.^[8]

On 28 October 2022, Veerman scored PSV's first goal in a 2–0 win over Arsenal in the penultimate match of the UEFA Europa League group stage which secured a place in at least the knockout round play-offs.^[9] In the 2023–24 season, he became the player with most chances created in Eredivisie in 130 occasions.^[10]

International career

In March 2023, Veerman received his first official call-up to the Dutch senior national team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Gibraltar, but then had to withdraw along with Cody Gakpo, Matthijs de Ligt, Sven Botman and Bart Verbruggen, due to a food poisoning outbreak linked to a chicken curry dinner served by the Dutch national team’s staff.^[11]

On 18 June 2023, Joey Veerman made his senior debut for the Netherlands at the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals when he came in as a substitute for Mats Wieffer against Italy. On 26 March 2024, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Germany.^[12]

On 29 May 2024, Veerman was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.^[13]

Personal life

Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

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Season	League			KNVB Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Volendam	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	28	3	4	0	—		2	0	34	3
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	34	7	2	0	—		—		36	7
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	8	2	0	0	—		—		8	2
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		73	12	6	0	—		2	0	81	12
Heerenveen	2019–20	Eredivisie	22	4	4	1	—		—		26	5
	2020–21	Eredivisie	31	7	4	2	—		—		35	9
	2021–22	Eredivisie	18	3	2	1	—		—		20	4
	Total		71	14	10	4	—		—		81	18
PSV	2021–22	Eredivisie	15	4	4	2	5	0	–		24	6
	2022–23	Eredivisie	33	4	4	0	12	5	1	0	50	9
	2023–24	Eredivisie	29	6	0	0	11	2	1	0	41	8
	2024–25	Eredivisie	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
	Total		83	15	8	2	29	7	3	0	123	24
Career total			226	41	24	6	29	7	5	0	285	54

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

Netherlands	2023	6	0
	2024	10	1
Total		16	1

Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Joey Veerman! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1

26 March 2024

Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

8

1–0

1–2

Friendly

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie

2023–24

• KNVB Cup

2021–22,^[16] 2022–23^[17]

• Johan Cruyff Shield

2022,^[18] 2023^[19]

Individual

• Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2020^[20]
• Eredivisie Player of the Month

November 2023,^[21] August 2024^[22]

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: February 2022,^[23] April 2022,^[24] August 2022,^[25] February 2023,^[26] September 2023,^[27] October 2023,^[28] November 2023,^[29] August 2024^[30]

External links

• Profile at the PSV website
• Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Championship 2024: Booking List before Round of 16 . UEFA . 7 . 28 June 2024 . 26 August 2024.
2. Web site: Joey Veerman Netherlands UEFA Nations League . 13 June 2023 . UEFA.com.
3. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 9 September 2016.
4. Web site: Heerenveen gunt KKD-pareltje Veerman eindelijk kans in de Eredivisie . Voetbal International . 4 February 2021.
5. Web site: Heerenveen laat twee punten liggen in aantrekkelijk thuisduel tegen Fortuna Sittard . Omrop Fryslân . 4 February 2021.
6. PSV Eindhoven. JOEY VEERMAN JOINS PSV FROM SC HEERENVEEN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 4 January 2022. 4 February 2022. 18 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818095511/https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/joey-veerman-joins-psv-from-sc-heerenveen-with-immediate-effect.htm. dead.
7. Web site: Go Ahead Eagles vs. PSV -- 2 March. Soccerway. 2 March 2022. 29 October 2022.
8. Web site: PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker. NOS. Dutch. 17 April 2022 .
9. Web site: PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Arsenal. BBC. 28 October 2022. 29 October 2022.
10. Web site: Cocobassey . Patrick . 5 players who created the most chances across Europe's top 7 leagues in the 2023-24 season (Ranked) . Sportskeeda . 29 May 2024 .
11. Web site: 17 March 2023 . Vijf Oranjespelers naar huis; Koeman roept drie vervangers op . 27 March 2023 . Royal Dutch Football Association . nl-NL.
12. Web site: Veerman: 'Ik zat in een soort bubble' . 27 March 2024 . Royal Dutch Football Association . nl-NL.
13. Web site: Netherlands Euro 2024 squad: Ian Maatsen dropped, Georginio Wijnaldum and Daley Blind retained . 29 May 2024. 7 June 2024. The New York Times.
14. Web site: 8 September 2023 . Veerman direct na Oranje vader geworden van zoontje Frenkie. 8 September 2023 . VI . nl-NL.
15. Web site: J. Veerman. Soccerway. 24 August 2022.
16. Web site: 17 April 2022 . PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker . 30 December 2022 . NOS . nl.
17. Web site: 30 April 2023 . PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes . PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights . 10 May 2023 . NOS . nl.
18. Web site: Ajax - PSV. PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. 30 July 2022. 23 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923024833/https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/matches/match/ajax-psv-30-07-2022.htm. dead.
19. Web site: 4 August 2023 . Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal . Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield . 8 August 2023 . NOS . nl.
20. News: Thorsten Kirschbaum named as eredivisie player of the month. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911145959/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/thorsten-kirschbaum-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month. dead. 11 September 2020. 5 March 2020. Eredivisie.
21. News: 1 December 2023 . Joey Veerman and Johan Bakayoko are named Eredivisie player and Johan Cruyff talent of the month . 2 December 2023 . Eredivisie.
22. News: 12 September 2024 . Joey Veerman named Eredivisie Player of the Month for August . 12 September 2024 . Eredivisie.
23. News: Ajax provides most players for team of the month February. 4 March 2022. Eredivisie.
24. News: 8 clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month in April. 6 May 2022. Eredivisie.
25. News: Xavi Simons named as Eredivisie Player of the Month August . 9 November 2022 . Eredivisie.
26. News: Steven Berghuis named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for February. 3 March 2023. 12 March 2023. Eredivisie.
27. News: AZ and PSV main suppliers of the Eredivisie Team of the Month . 6 October 2023 . 6 October 2023 . Eredivisie.
28. News: Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie Team of the Month . 3 November 2023 . 12 November 2023 . Eredivisie.
29. News: PSV is the main supplier for the Eredivisie Team of the Month . 1 December 2023 . 2 December 2023 . Eredivisie.
30. News: 12 September 2024 . PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August . 12 September 2024 . Eredivisie.