[People Profile] All We Know About Arnaut Danjuma Biography, Career, Family, Networth

Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld was born on the 31st of January, 1997. He is an experienced soccer player who is a winger with La Liga club Villarreal and the Netherlands national team.

After playing a substitute with Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie Then he joined NEC for the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie, Club Brugge in the Belgian First Division A and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League and the EFL Championship. He joined Villarreal for an estimated sum of EUR25 million in 2021.

Danjuma was born in Nigeria and raised mostly to the Netherlands, Danjuma earned his first cap for the Dutch national team in the month of October 2018. Danjuma was then recalled to the squad three years after.

Club life

Early in the career

Profiling Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld

Danjuma was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Dutch father and an Nigerian mother. Following the divorce of his parents Danjuma was briefly homeless and was placed being in foster homes. He was accepted into PSV in 2008, having come from TOP Oss; he made his debut in the professional game in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie on December 7, 2015 in the match against NAC in the place of Moussa Sanoh in the 65th minute of a home defeat 3-0.

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At the end of summer 2016 Danjuma was signed by NEC which was where he was scheduled to play in the team second. On September 10 Danjuma made his debut and his first Eredivisie game against the club he was with at PSV and was substituted in the 85th minute by Reagy Ofosu during a 4-0 loss at home. In his 16 appearances during the first season of his career the striker scored one goal in the opening minutes of a 2-0 victory against Heerenveen on the last day of the season. the team was eliminated from the playoffs.

Club Brugge

In July of 2018 Danjuma was signed by Club Brugge. Danjuma began his career on the 22nd of July at the 2018 Belgian Super Cup, helping the team to victory by 2-1 against Standard Liege. On October 3 He made a strike against the team of Atletico Madrid, who suffered a 3-1 defeat during the Champions League group stage. In his first complete season with the Belgian First Division A, the Belgian scored five goals beginning with two goals in a 3-0 win at home against Kortrijk on the 10th of August.

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AFC Bournemouth

On the 1st of August, 2019, Danjuma signed a contract with Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for the sum of PS13.7 million. He signed an extended contract. Danjuma made his debut against Burton Albion in the third round of the EFL Cup on 25 September in the 61st minute as a substitute for Dominic Solanke, who was subbed out in an away defeat of 2-0 and his first goal came in a 3-2 victory against Blackburn Rovers on 12 September 2020.

After contributing ten goals over the space of a entire month Danjuma got his Championship Player of the Month award in April 2021. Danjuma received his Bournemouth player of the year award following getting 40% of the fans’ votes and barely beating Asmir Begovic, who received 38percent of votes.

Villarreal

On the 19th of August, 2021, Danjuma was signed by La Liga club Villarreal for the sum thought to be in the area of EUR25 million. He was signed to the contract for a period of June 2026. He scored his debut goal for Villarreal during a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid, the reigning league champions on the 29th of August. Then, he scored it was his debut UEFA Champions League goal in the 2-2 draw with Atalanta on the 14th of September. On February 19, 2022, he struck an hat-trick in the league’s 4-1 win against Granada and two months later He scored both goals in the home victory against local rivals Valencia.

Danjuma has scored the team with six Champions League goals in his debut season with Villarreal. His brace in the 3-1 win over Atalanta on the 9th of December brought Villarreal in the final 16 as the group’s runners-up. In 2022, on April 6, he scored his only score in the match against Bayern Munich at the Estadio de la Ceramica in the quarter-finals’ first leg. He missed the second half of semi-final elimination match by Liverpool due to a muscle injury.

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International career

Danjuma was born in Nigeria to an Dutch father and a Nigerian mother. He was capable of playing for either team. Danjuma was initially selected to the Dutch national team by Ronald Koeman in October 2018. The Dutch made their debut on the 13th of October in a 3-1 UEFA Nations League home win against Germany at 68 minutes, when he was a substitute for the former Jong PSV teammate Steven Bergwijn. A few days later the striker got his debut international strike, allowing him to equalize in a 1-1 draw with neighbors Belgium.

After almost three years of not having any caps, Danjuma returned to the team as a replacement for Cody Gakpo. On the 11th of October, 2021, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home against Gibraltar Danjuma was on from the sidelines and struck the 6-0 victory.