Luuk De Jong

Luuk de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Netherlands national team.

He previously played for DZC '68, De Graafschap, Twente, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Newcastle United, and PSV before joining Sevilla in 2019. 

De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland, as a son of two Dutch volleyball players who played professionally in that country. 

He started his football career in Doetinchem at the amateur club DZC '68, together with his brother. They were both then recruited by the local professional club De Graafschap. Luuk de Jong stayed with the club, but Siem was scouted and signed by Ajax.

De Jong received his first call-up for the Netherlands senior team for the friendly against Austria on 9 February 2011 and made his debut in the same match, replacing Dirk Kuyt. He scored his first goal with the national squad on 6 September 2011 in the 2–0 win during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game against Finland that secured Dutch qualification to the finals. 

On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for UEFA Euro 2012 by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk. He was one of the 23 players chosen to represent the team in the tournament, but he did not make any appearances