Joel Veltman
Joel Veltman was born in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands on January 15th, 1992 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 32, Joel Veltman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Club career
Veltman started his football career in his hometown of IJmuiden before moving to Ajax in 2001, where he progressed through the youth ranks of the team. Veltman helped his team win the Nike Evintion league crown, as well as finishing runners-up to Inter Milan in the NextGen Series (the UEFA Champions League equivalent for under-20 teams), who lost on penalties (5–3) after extra time.
He made his official debut with the Ajax first team in Nijmegen on August 19th, 2012, after being a back-up for Mitchell Dijks in the 79th minute; the match ended in a 6–1 away win for Ajax. Veltman has extended his contract with Ajax for another four years, helping his side win its third-straight national title and his first in a row, extending his deal with the club until the summer of 2017.
Veltman made his Eerste Divisie debut with the newly promoted reserve team Jong Ajax at the start of the season on August 5th. Veltman was forced to miss the next two months after being seated in the 89th minute of a 2–0 home win due to a sustained injury. In another match for Jong Ajax, this time against Volendam, where he scored his first professional goal in the 3–2 loss at the Sportpark De Toekomst, netting the opener in the seventh minute. He recovered from injury on September 30th. Veltman made his continental debut for the first team when he overthrew Neklas Moisander, the injured first-choice centre back, in the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Celtic on October 22nd. The Amsterdam side lost by 2–1 on the away match at Celtic Park.
In April 2018, Veltman tore his ACL in a match against VVV-Venlo. He returned to first-team action in February 2019 after a lengthy recovery.
Brighton & Hove Albion, a Premier League club, announced on July 29, 2020 that they had completed the transfer of Veltman from Ajax to a three-year deal after activating the release provision in his deal, worth £900,000. Veltman wore the number 34 jersey in honor of former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who died during a friendly in 2017 and reverted to an induced coma. Veltman made his Sussex debut on September 17, 2020, beating Portsmouth 4–0 at home in the EFL Cup, a first for the Sussex side. Veltman made his league debut for Brighton on October 3rd, appearing as a substitute for Tariq Lamptey at halftime against Everton. In an eventual 2–1 home loss against bitter rivals Crystal Palace on February 22, 2021, he scored his first goal for the Sussex team, scoring an equalizer.
Veltman played a long ball up to Neal Maupay, scoring his first Crystal Palace rivalry match of the 2021-22 season on September 27th, taking a point back to the south coast. Veltman played the entire match of Manchester United's 4–0 humiliation, assisting Brighton in their biggest ever top flight victory on May 7th. Veltman scored his second goal for the Albion in an eventual 3–1 home win over West Ham on May 22nd, the Albion's last game of the season. Brighton won the highest top flight finish in the world's highest ever top flight finish, finishing in ninth place. Veltman said that the 2021–22 season was his best of his career, earning the nickname Mr Consistent while also finishing as the runner-up in Albions' Supporters' Player of the Season award. He spoke of his form, saying, "It certainly is my best season in terms of how I have played." The Premier League is the most difficult competition in the world. I can say with confidence that I did well, so I should be proud."
International career
In the 2009 edition of the La Manga Cup, Veltman made his Netherlands debut with the under-17 team on February 10, 2009, defeating the Czech Republic U17s 0–4 loss. He appeared in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship group stage match against England U17s, which resulted in a 1–1 draw, having previously appeared in three of the qualification matches. Veltman made his Dutch U19s debut in a friendly against Germany, which resulted in a 2–2 draw. Veltman scored his first international goal in another friendly for the U19s against France on February 9, 2011, resulting in a 1–1 draw. Veltman made his U21 debut at the 2012 Toulon Tournament in France on May 23. He appeared in four matches for the Dutch, including his debut against Egypt in a 3–0 victory.
Veltman received his first call-up for the Netherlands senior team by head coach Louis van Gaal for the friendly matches against Japan and Colombia on November 8, 2013. Veltman made his debut for the first team against Japan on November 19th in the match against Colombia, playing the full 90 minutes at the Amsterdam Arena. He was on the bench for the first match against Japan. Veltman was selected as part of the 23-man team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup under Van Gaal on May 31. Daley Blind and Jasper Cillessen, two Ajax teammates, were accompanied by him.
Veltman was selected in the Dutch 34-man preliminary squad for Euro 2020 on May 14th, 2021, with the 26-man squad named on May 26. The tournament, which is scheduled for the 2021 summer, has been postponed due to Coronavirus's failure in the previous year. On May 26, he was selected in the final 26-man squad. He made his only appearance of the tournament at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on June 13th, where he came on in the 88th minute against Ukraine, defeating Jurrin Timber in a 3-2 victory. After losing 2–0 to the Czech Republic in Budapest on June 27, the Dutch were disqualified in the Round of 16 after a 2–0 loss against the Czech Republic.