Jayden Addai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jayden Osei Addai[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Purmersteijn | |||
| 2016–2022 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Jong AZ | 51 | (18) |
| 2023–2025 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Como | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:15, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:55, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jayden Osei Addai (born 26 August 2005) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Como.
Club career
[edit]AZ Alkmaar
[edit]Addai began his career with Jong AZ, where he played a key role in winning the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, notably scoring a penalty in the 5–0 victory over Hajduk Split in the final.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut for AZ Alkmaar on November 26, 2023, in a home match against FC Volendam.[3] He went on to score his first Eredivisie goal in a 3–0 away win over Go Ahead Eagles on 4 May 2025.[4]
Como
[edit]On 4 July 2025, Addai joined Serie A side Como for reported fee of €14 million, signing a five-year contract.[5] His first goal for the club was a 94th minute game-winner in a 1–2 victory away at Fiorentina on 21 September 2025.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Addai was first called up to the Netherlands U19 squad on 1 March 2024.[8] He made his debut shortly after on 26 March 2024, as a 53rd minute substitute in a 3–2 loss to Belgium in a UEFA U19 Championship Qualification match.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Addai was born in the Dutch city of Purmerend,[10] and is of Ghanaian descent.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 10 February 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 10 | – | – | – | 19 | 10 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 15 | – | – | – | 43 | 15 | |||||
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Como | 2025–26 | Serie A | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jayden Addai at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "UEFA Youth League final highlights, report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA. 24 April 2023.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar 3–0 FC Volendam". ESPN. 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles 0–3 AZ Alkmaar". ESPN. 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Como 1907 Signs Young Dutch Talent Jayden Addai". Como 1907. 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Fiorentina 1-2 Como: Addai freezes the Franchi in the 94th minute. Como comes from behind to win". Quotidiano Sportivo. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Serie A | Fiorentina 1-2 Como: Viola in crisis overturned for last gasp defeat". 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ admin (1 March 2024). "Addai named in Netherlands U19 squad". Football Oranje. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Belgium-Netherlands | UEFA Under-19 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Sports Editorial Team (21 September 2025). "Jayden Addai maakt in 94ste minuut winnende goal voor Como, Bayer Leverkusen speelt gelijk". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Vissers, Willem (24 April 2023). "AZ domineert Europa met een elftal van de toekomst; wint met 5-0 in finale Youth League". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Jayden Addai at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Jong AZ players
- Como 1907 players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- VPV Purmersteijn players
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy