Amourricho van Axel Dongen

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Axel Dongen, not Dongen.

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Eredivisie club Heerenveen, on loan from Ajax.^[1]

Amourricho van Axel Dongen

Personal information
Full name	Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen
Date of birth	(2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Heerenveen (on loan from Ajax)
Number	26
Youth career
2010–2012	Zeeburgia
2012–2013	OSV Amsterdam
2013–2021	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Jong Ajax	31	(4)
2021–	Ajax	4	(0)
2025–	→ Heerenveen (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2019–2020	Netherlands U16	3	(1)
2021	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2025

Club career

Born in Almere, Van Axel Dongen played youth football for Zeeburgia and OSV Amsterdam before joining the youth academy of Ajax.^[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2020.^[4] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax as a starter on 7 May 2021 in a 1–1 draw against De Graafschap, playing until halftime for the team led by Mitchell van der Gaag.^[5][6] The following matchday, which was also the final of the season, he also appeared as a starter in a 2–1 away win over Telstar. Shortly before the break, Van Axel Dongen scored the opening goal after an assist by Kian Fitz-Jim, and he was substituted in the 62nd minute for Nordin Musampa.^[7] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Van Axel Dongen was awarded the Abdelhak Nouri trophy as the best talent of Ajax's youth academy that season.^[8]

Van Axel Dongen made his first-team debut for Ajax on 15 December 2021, replacing Mohamed Daramy in the 75th minute of a 4–0 win in the second round of the KNVB Cup over BVV Barendrecht.^[9] The following month, on 16 January 2022, he made his Eredivisie debut for the first team, coming on as a late substitute for Antony as Utrecht were beaten 3–0.^[10] In September 2022, Van Axel Dongen sprained his ankle in a match for Jong Ajax against NAC Breda, sidelining him for several months,^[11] before returning to action in January 2023.^[12]

Van Axel Dongen returned to first-team action in the 2023–24 season, in which he made his European debut, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Carlos Forbs in a UEFA Europa League group stage draw against AEK Athens.^[13] On 8 October 2023, he made his first ever start for Ajax in a 2–1 home loss against AZ. However, he was substituted in the first half, after suffering an injury.^[14]

On 15 July 2025, Van Axel Dongen joined Heerenveen on a season long loan deal.^[15]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Van Axel Dongen is of Surinamese descent.^[16] He is a current Dutch youth international.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2024^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	2	1	—		—		2	1
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	7	1	—		—		7	1
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	14	2	—		—		14	2
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	5	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		28	4	—		—		28	4
Ajax	2021–22	Eredivisie	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	1[a]	0	5	0
	Total		4	0	3	0	1	0	8	0
Career total			32	4	3	0	1	0	36	4

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Ajax^[18]

• Eredivisie: 2021–22

Individual

• Ajax Talent of the Future (Abdelhak Nouri Trophy): 2020–21^[19]