Jimmy Roberto Vijgen (born 23 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Derde Divisie club UNA.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Roberto Vijgen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Heerlen, Netherlands[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNA | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Groene Ster | ||
| 2007–2019 | Roda JC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Roda JC | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | MVV | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sporting Hasselt | 20 | (4) |
| 2024– | UNA | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editVijgen was born in Heerlen, Limburg, and started playing youth football for Groene Ster.[4] After one year, as a seven-year-old, he joined the Roda JC academy.[4] In 2019, he was promoted to Roda's under-21 team. He made his professional debut for the first team on 28 March 2021, replacing Dylan Vente in the 89th minute of a 3–1 home win over Cambuur.[5]
On 29 July 2022, Vijgen signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie rivals MVV.[6][2] He made his debut for the club on 9 September, replacing Sven Blummel in the 86th minute of a 5–0 away defeat to FC Eindhoven.[7][8]
In the summer of 2023, Vijgen joined Belgian Division 2 club Sporting Hasselt.[9]
In February 2024, Derde Divisie club UNA announced their signing of Vijgen ahead of the 2024–25 season.[10]
Personal life
editIn 2021, Vijgen graduated from Arcus College in Heerlen as a sales specialist, an education he chose due to his parents being in the catering industry.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 September 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roda JC | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| MVV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting Hasselt | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | |
| UNA | 2024–25 | Derde Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Eerste Elftal A – Sp. Hasselt". Voetbal Vlaanderen (in Flemish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b Schreurs, Joost (29 July 2022). "MVV legt buitenspeler Jimmy Vijgen vast". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "J. Vijgen – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jimmy Vijgen: We doen er alles aan om Roda JC weer in de eredivisie te brengen". ParkstadActueel (in Dutch). 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Leenders, Jimmy (29 March 2021). "Jimmy Vijgen dolblij met Roda-debuut: 'Weinig lichtpuntjes dit jaar, maar dit was er één van'". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "MVV legt buitenspeler Jimmy Vijgen vast". MVV (Press release) (in Dutch). 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Visser, Emil (9 September 2022). "Dramatische avond voor MVV tegen FC Eindhoven: 5–0 nederlaag en blessures". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "FC Eindhoven vs. MVV Maastricht – 9 september 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Transferoverzicht Eredivisie en Eerste Divisie zomer 2023". Elfvoetbal (in Dutch). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Werts, Bart (28 February 2024). "Shaquille Simmons en Jimmy Vijgen tekenen bij UNA". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Jimmy Vijgen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
