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Jasper Cillessen
Jasper Cillessen · Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Jasper Cillessen

b. 1989

Dutch association football player (born 1989)

Born
22 Apr 1989 · Nijmegen
Part ofNetherlands9 CE – todayKingdom of the Netherlands1772 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 43 years
  1. 22 Apr 1989BornBorn in Nijmegen
  2. 1996 – 2001TeamDe Treffers
  3. 2001 – 2010TeamN.E.C.
  4. 2010 – 2011TeamN.E.C.
  5. 2010TeamNetherlands national under-21 football team
  6. 2011 – 2016TeamAFC Ajax
  7. 2013 – 2023TeamNetherlands national association football team
  8. 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
  9. 2015AwardAFC Ajax–player of the year
  10. 2016 – 2019TeamFC Barcelona
  11. 2016AwardAFC Ajax–player of the year
  12. 2019 – 2022TeamValencia CF
  13. 2022 – 2024TeamN.E.C.
  14. 2024 – 2025TeamUD Las Palmas
  15. 2025 – 2026TeamN.E.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1989 – today).

  1. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  2. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  3. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  5. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  7. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  9. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  10. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  11. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  12. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  13. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  14. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  15. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  16. 20112011 Norway attacks
  17. 2011Libyan civil war
  18. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  19. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  20. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  21. 2015Paris Agreement
  22. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  23. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  24. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  25. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  26. 2023Gaza war
  27. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  28. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Cillessen joined NEC's youth team in 2001, making his professional debut for them in 2010, and signed for Ajax for €3 million a year later. He played in 141 matches for Ajax in six seasons, winning honours including three Eredivisie titles. In 2016, he joined Barcelona for an initial €13 million. He switched to Valencia in 2019, staying at the club for three seasons, before returning to NEC.

In May 2011, Cillessen received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut in 2013 and was the country's first-choice goalkeeper as they finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Text from the Wikipedia article Jasper Cillessen, CC BY-SA 4.0

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