Jerry St. Juste

Jeremiah Israël "Jerry" 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 29)
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position	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	46	(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 as of 30 May 2025

Early life

St. Juste was born in Groningen to a Dutch mother and a Kittitian 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

Heerenveen

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

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

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

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

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

As of match played 25 May 2025^[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	14	0	5	0	3	0	6[c]	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		46	1	9	1	6	0	19	0	0	0	80	2
Career total			214	14	24	1	6	0	24	1	6	0	272	13

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. 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

Feyenoord

• KNVB Cup: 2017–18^[23]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2017,^[24] 2018^[25]

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2023–24,^[26] 2024–25^[27]
• Taça de Portugal: 2024–25^[28]