Jari Schuurman
Country: Netherlands
Date of birth: 22/02/1997 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Gorcum (Netherlands)
Height: 1,78m
Youth career: Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior career: Feyenoord Rotterdam
Squad number: —
Current national team: Netherlands U-17
Position: centre midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Contract until: 30.06.2017
Player’s agent: unknown
Similar type of player: combined playing styles of Riccardo Montolivo & Frank Lampard
Strengths:
– teamwork
– concentration
– passing
– long shots
– decisions
Style of play:
– box-to-box midfielder
– likes to play through balls
– likes to shoot from distance
– player is very good in combination play
– is naturally receptive to new techniques and tactics
– gets forward whenever possible
– often creates shooting opportunities
He is best suited to playing as:
Centre midfielder in 4-3-3.
Video:
Achievements:
European Under-17 Championship 2014 runner-up with Netherlands.
League summary:
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Jari Schuurman comes from the Feyenoord academy; the academy which wins the ‘best youth academy of the Netherlands’ award virtually every year. It’s famous for spawning talents such as Jean-Paul Boetius, Jordy Clasie, Bruno Martins Indi or Stefan de Vrij – all players wanted by big clubs in Europe. Jari has done very well in the youth teams and due to that coach Maarten Stekelenburg took him to the UEFA U-17 Championship 2014 in Malta. He scored a hattrick in his second game at the tournament and was a key player in the “Jong Orange” second line. Unfortunately, his team fell to England in the final, but Jari was given the “Golden Boot” with 4 goals, which is a great achievement for a midfielder.
Quotes:
“I have an Ajax name. I am named after former Ajax forward Jari Litmanen despite the fact I am a lifelong Feyenoord supporter and I play for Feyenoord – my team-mates and the trainers tease me sometimes! Litmanen is an Ajax legend and my parents liked him as a footballer player and as a person. They were Litmanen fans.”
(Jari Schuurman)
Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European club.
Links:
Transfermarkt: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jari-schuurman/profil/spieler/264857
Soccerway: http://int.soccerway.com/players/jari-schuurman/319302/