Jeremiah Israël St. Juste (born 19 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Jeremiah St. Juste
St. Juste with Mainz 05 in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Israël St. Juste[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 3
Youth career
SV Marum
2007–2015 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Heerenveen 64 (3)
2017–2019 Feyenoord 39 (5)
2019–2022 Mainz 05 65 (3)
2022– Sporting CP 34 (1)
International career
2013 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2014 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U21 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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St. Juste was born in Groningen to a Dutch mother and a Kittian father.[3] He grew up with three siblings.[1][4] His brother Benjamin is a former Heerenveen and Groningen youth player, and has played futsal for VV Pelikaan.[5] His other brother Yoshua plays futsal for the Netherlands national futsal team.[6] His sister Naomi works as a fashion model and television actress in the Netherlands.[7]

Club career

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Heerenveen

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St. Juste started his career for SV Marum.[8] In summer 2007 he joined to Jong Heerenveen.[9] He made his Eredivisie debut on 24 January 2015 against Vitesse. He replaced Joost van Aken in injury time in a 4–1 home win.[10] On 16 January 2016, he scored first Eredivisie goal in a 5–2 away defeat against Zwolle.[11]

Feyenoord

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St. Juste moved to Feyenoord on 18 July 2017 on a four-year deal.[12] He made his debut for that club on 9 September 2017 in a match against Heracles Almelo.[13] Later that year, on 17 December, he scored his first goal in a 7–0 away victory over Sparta Rotterdam in the Rotterdam derby.[14]

Mainz 05

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On 7 August 2019, Feyenoord announced on their website St. Juste was moving to Mainz on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[15] A month later, on 14 September, he scored his inaugural Bundesliga goal in the 88th minute of a 2–1 victory over Hertha BSC.[16]

Sporting CP

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On 11 May 2022, it was confirmed that St. Juste would sign for Portuguese club Sporting CP at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.[17] The deal was worth a reported €9.5 million.[18] Later that year, on 2 September, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 2–0 away win over Estoril.[19]

In the 2024 Taça de Portugal final, he scored the first goal for his club against FC Porto, before being sent off in the first half, in a match which ended in a 2–1 defeat after extra time.[20]

International career

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St. Juste was called up for the Netherlands U21 national team for qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland. He is also eligible to play for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team at senior level.[citation needed]

St. Juste was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in March 2021.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 November 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2014–15 Eredivisie 9 0 0 0 4 0 13 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 28 1 3 0 31 1
2016–17 Eredivisie 27 2 3 0 1 0 31 2
Total 64 3 6 0 5 0 75 3
Feyenoord 2017–18 Eredivisie 15 2 3 0 5[c] 1 23 2
2018–19 Eredivisie 23 3 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 26 3
2019–20 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 39 5 5 0 5 1 1 0 50 5
Mainz 05 2019–20 Bundesliga 25 2 1 0 26 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 32 0 2 0 34 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 8 1 1 0 9 1
Total 65 3 4 0 69 3
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 21 1 0 0 2 0 9[e] 0 32 1
2023–24 Primeira Liga 11 0 4 1 1 0 4[f] 0 20 1
2024–25 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 34 1 4 1 4 0 15 0 0 0 57 2
Career total 202 12 19 1 4 0 20 1 6 0 251 13
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Feyenoord

Sporting CP

References

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  1. ^ a b Spaan, Henk; Borst, Hugo; van Nieuwkerk, Matthijs, eds. (24 February 2016). "Hard Gras 106 - Februari 2016". Hard Gras (in Dutch). No. 106, February 2016. Ambo/Anthos B.V. ISBN 9026334796. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Jerry St. Juste". Sporting CP. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ^ "St. Juste krijgt belletje van de bondscoach van Saint-Kitts". Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Juste beseft: "Heerenveen kan niet tevreden zijn"". FCUpdate.nl. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "puurvoetbalonline.nl - Amateurvoetbal Groningen - De Elf vragen aan Benjamin St. Juste(Pelikaan-S): Het roken rond de velden moeten ze verbieden". www.puurvoetbalonline.nl. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "De gebroeders St. Juste, een hechte BV". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Helden Online - St. Juste: 'Geen behoefte aan contact met mijn vader'". Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Helden Online - St. Juste: 'Geen behoefte aan contact met mijn vader'". Jerry St. Juste. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Contract jeugdinternational Jerry St. Juste" [Jerry St. Juste Youth International Contract]. Sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Heerenveen vs. Vitesse". Soccerway.com. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ^ "PEC Zwolle 5–2 Heerenveen". ESPN. 16 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Feyenoord slaat defensieve dubbelslag". Feyenoord.nl. Feyenoord. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. ^ "St. Juste debuteert, Haps ontbreekt bij Feyenoord". FCUpdate.nl. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Sparta Rotterdam 0–7 Feyenoord Rotterdam" (in German). Sky Sport. 17 December 2017.
  15. ^ "St. Juste van Feyenoord naar FSV Mainz". Feyenoord.nl. Feyenoord. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Mainz strike late to record first win and send Hertha bottom". Bundesliga. 14 September 2019.
  17. ^ Gjerulff, Rune (11 May 2022). "Confirmed: St. Juste signs for Sporting CP". Bulinews.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Sporting beat Bayern Munich to St Juste". Football Oranje. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Estoril 0–2 Sporting CP". ESPN. 2 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Porto beat 10-man Sporting in extra time to win Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. 26 May 2024.
  21. ^ "DEBUTANT EN OUDE BEKENDE IN ORANJESELECTIE". onsoranje.nl. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  22. ^ Jerry St. Juste at Soccerway
  23. ^ Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie Archived 20 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine - AD (in Dutch)
  24. ^ "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  25. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  26. ^ "Sporting sagra-se campeão nacional após derrota do Benfica em Famalicão" [Sporting become national champions after Benfica's defeat in Famalicão]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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