Joey Veerman

Johannes Cornelis Maria Veerman (born 19 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund 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.

On 20 September 2016, he made his KNVB Cup debut against MVV Maastricht.

Heerenveen On 30 August 2019, Veerman signed for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie. 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.

PSV On 4 January 2022, Veerman signed a 4.5-year contract with PSV.

On 16 January 2022, Veerman made his debut with the team as a second half substitute in a 1-0 away win against Groningen. He scored the match winner against Go Ahead Eagles in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup on 2 March. PSV would defeat rivals Ajax in the final on 17 April.

On 17 February 2022, Veerman made his continental debut in a 1-0 home win UEFA Conference League match as a starter against Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 28 October 2022, he 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.

In the 2023–24 season, Veerman became the player with most chances created in Eredivisie in 130 occasions.

Borussia Dortmund On 18 August 2026, Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Veerman, contract until 30 June 2031.

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.

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.

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

Personal life Joey and girlfriend Chantalle have a son together named Frenkie Joe.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Netherlands's goal tally first. 2024–25, 2025–26 KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022, 2023, 2025

Individual Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2020 Eredivisie Player of the Month: November 2023, August 2024, December 2025, January 2026 Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024