Jasper van der Werff

Jasper van der Werff (born 9 December 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.

Jasper van der Werff
Van der Werff in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jasper van der Werff
Date of birth (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998
Place of birth St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 SC Paderborn
(on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2018 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2018 St. Gallen 9 (0)
2018– Red Bull Salzburg 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Liefering 12 (0)
2020–2021 → Basel (loan) 34 (1)
2021– → SC Paderborn (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2014 Switzerland U16 2 (0)
2018– Switzerland U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021

Club career

Van der Werff made his professional debut for St. Gallen in a 2–0 Swiss Super League win over FC Basel on 17 February 2018.[1] In the summer of 2018 van der Werff transferred to RB Salzburg and he was loaned ot to FC Liefering.

On 9 January 2020, FC Basel announced that they had loan contracted van der Werff for one and a half seasons.[2] After three test games van der Werff played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 2 February as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen.[3]

He scored his first goal for the club on 21 January 2021 in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park against Lugano. It was the last goal of the game in the 89th minute and the equaliser as Basel managed a 2–2 draw.[4]

International career

Van der Werff was born in Switzerland to Dutch parents who had moved to Speicher, Switzerland the previous year.[5][6] He grew up in Speicher and represented the Switzerland U16 twice in 2014.[7]

References
  1. "Basel vs. St. Gallen - 17 February 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. FC Basel 1893. "Jasper van der Werff wechselt leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC St. Gallen 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. Marti, Casper (2021). "Punkteteilung mit Lugano nach packender Schlussphase". Points shared with Lugano after a thrilling final phase. FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. Ralf Streuer, FCSG-Nachwuchshoffnung van der Werff: "Meine Eltern waren nervöser als ich", Tagblatt, 2 March 2018
  6. "St. Gallen muss mehrere Wochen auf Jasper van der Werff verzichten". 19 March 2018.
  7. Switzerland, St. Galler Tagblatt AG. "Ein Abend im Zeichen des Sports".
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