Daryl Janmaat (born 22 July 1989) is a Dutch

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executive and former professional player who played as a

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. He most recently served as technical director of

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

. Janmaat began his career at

, and went on to play for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

clubs

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

and

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

. He then had stints in the

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with

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and

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, before returning to the Netherlands, where he finished his professional career back at ADO Den Haag, finally retiring in 2022. A full international between 2012 and 2018, Janmaat earned over 34

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for the

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and was part of the team which finished third at the

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Club career

ADO Den Haag

Born in

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, Janmaat started his senior career in 2007–08, with

in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

Heerenveen

In the following off-season the 19-year-old moved straight into the

, signing for

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

. In Heerenveen's

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match against

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on 23 October 2009, Janmaat came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Norwegian

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and received a red card three minutes later for a late challenge on

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but Heerenveen held on for a 1–0 victory. After serving a required suspension, Janmaat scored in his next Europa League appearance on 16 December 2009, netting his side's final goal in a 5–0 win over

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at the

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in Heerenveen but the win proved insufficient as Heerenveen failed to qualify for the knockout stages. On 21 December 2011, Janmaat scored Heerenveen's ninth goal in an 11–1 thrashing of

side

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

to reach the quarter-finals of the

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. During his four seasons with the club Janmaat was a starter in three after appearing in only ten games in his debut campaign, which ended with

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of the

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Feyenoord

left, Janmaat during training with Feyenoord, 2012 In the middle of 2012, after his contract expired, he signed for fellow top-division side

, which he had already represented as a youth. Janmaat picked up two yellow cards in the space of one minute and was sent off on 9 December 2012 as Feyenoord drew with

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2–2 in

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play. On 17 March 2013, he scored the winning goal for Feyenoord as they defeated

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2–1. Janmaat scored his first goal of the

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season on 16 February 2014, converting a pass from

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as Feyenoord drew 1–1 with NAC Breda. On 13 April, he scored on the half-volley in the 76th minute as Feyenoord defeated PSV 2–0 in league play.

Newcastle United

On 17 July 2014, Janmaat joined

club

on a six-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes as Newcastle began their league campaign with a 2–0 home defeat to

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. On 30 August, Janmaat scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw against

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. Over the course of the season, he assisted goals in matches against

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, Crystal Palace and

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. For his defensive performances, he was announced as Player of the Year by the

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. On 15 August 2015, Janmaat was sent off for two bookable offences against

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, and was therefore unavailable for the following match against

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. On 25 August, and in the second round Football League Cup tie against

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, he scored the third goal in a 4–1 win. On 19 September, he scored the consolation goal in a 2–1 loss to

. On 23 September, he was named captain for the third round League Cup tie against

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, but was taken off at half-time, citing illness. He later assisted goals in matches against

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, Crystal Palace and

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. On 2 March 2016, and after a 1–0 loss away to

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, he was involved in a confrontation with Newcastle supporters. Intending to applaud the travelling supporters, but met with anger instead; he had to be turned away by

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. On 9 April, Janmaat was substituted in the first half of a 3–1 loss away to

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, having sustained a groin injury. In his frustration, he punched a wall and broke two of his fingers, missing the next four matches for Newcastle.

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replaced him in his absence, and as a result, reports linked him away from the club. He returned to the squad for the penultimate match of the season against Aston Villa, but was not brought on. He was named in the final match of the season against

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. By this time, the club were already relegated, but managed to beat Tottenham 5–1, with Janmaat assisting the fourth goal and scoring the fifth goal. A picture of a Newcastle supporter giving Janmaat a reversed two-fingered salute, as the Dutchman wheeled away celebrating his goal was widely circulated on social media.

Watford

On 24 August 2016, following Newcastle's relegation to the Championship, Janmaat signed for Premier League

for a fee of £7.5 million. On 12 October 2020,

confirmed that agreement with Janmaat was reached for Janmaat to leave on a free transfer.

Return to ADO Den Haag

On 29 December 2020, Janmaat signed with

as a free-agent. After the 2021–22 season, he retired as a player and was appointed technical director of the club.

International career

Janmaat made his debut for the

on 7 September 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against

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for the

qualifiers. On 31 May 2014, he was selected by national team manager

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to the final 23-man squad for the

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in Brazil. He played his first game in the tournament on 13 June, as Holland thrashed defending champions

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5–1. In the third-place playoff match against host nation

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, Janmaat came on as a late substitute for

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and provided the assist for

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as Holland won 3–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

Honours

Watford *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Netherlands *

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third place:

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Individual *

Player of the Year: 2014–15 * North-East FWA Player of the Year: 2015

References

External links

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National U20 data

National U21 data
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Janmaat, Daryl 1989 births Living people Footballers from Leidschendam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players ADO Den Haag players SC Heerenveen players Feyenoord players Newcastle United F.C. players Watford F.C. players Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players Premier League players English Football League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England