Jordan Vestering
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{short description|Singaporean association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordan Vestering
| image =
| fullname = Jordan Nicolas Vestering
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|09|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| height =
| currentclub = Hougang United
| clubnumber = 3
| position = Left-back
| youthclubs1 = Tampines Rovers
| youthyears1 = 2008–2011
| youthclubs2 = JSSL Arsenal
| youthyears2 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs3 = NFA
| youthyears3 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs4 = Hougang United
| youthyears4 = 2017–2018
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Hougang United
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Hougang United
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 2
| club-update =
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Singapore U16
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Singapore U19
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Singapore U22
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 13 October 2019
}}
Jordan Nicolas Vestering (born 25 September 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a left-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.{{cite web |title=Jordan Vestering primed for bright future after Hougang breakthrough |url=http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/jordan-vestering-primed-bright-future-hougang-breakthrough/|website=Football Association of Singapore|access-date=2 March 2020}} Considered as one of the country's brightest talents, Vestering is known for his no-nonsense and aggressive style of play.
Early career
Vestering played at National Football Academy level at the age of 13 to 17 years old. He signed with Hougang United Under-19 team at the start of the 2018 season.
Club career
=Hougang United=
Vestering made his first league appearance against Albirex Niigata (S) on 6 May 2018. He scored his first goal for the club in 2019, against Geylang International through a cross by Zulfahmi Arifin.{{cite web |title=Zulfahmi inspires Hougang |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/zulfahmi-inspires-hougang|work=The Straits Times|date=21 April 2019|access-date=13 October 2019}} The defender was named one of Singapore's 10 biggest talents by Goal in 2020, making the online publication's NxGn SG list.{{cite web |title=From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/lists/from-ilhan-fandi-to-farhan-zulkifli-meet-the-future-of/is3cbd9a0yhz185o5hcf7phpw|work=Goal}} He left Hougang United in July 2020 to serve in the Singapore Armed Forces and complete his mandatory National services.{{cite web |title=Meet Jordan Vestering - The Singaporean Vidic-Cole hybrid destined for SPL stardom |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/meet-jordan-vestering-the-singaporean-vidic-cole-hybrid-destined-/u3roaaxqdj4o1bb9lqer5hd20|work=Goal|date=14 July 2020}}
On 17 June 2022, Vestering returned to the club during the middle of the season following the conclusion of his NS and get his first start against Johor Darul Ta'zim during the friendly match midway throughout the season for the preparation of the team AFC Cup campaign in Vietnam. On 24 June 2022, He made his first official start for the season in a 2022 AFC Cup game against Cambodian club, Phnom Penh Crown in a 4–3 victory.
On 12 May 2023, Vestering would score his second debut goal for Hougang United in a 3–2 victory against Geylang International after going for a loose ball and rocketing it past Hafiz Ahmad. Vestering would've scored the fastest goal of the season before his 32 seconds mark would be beaten by Albirex Niigata's Seia Kunori months later.
On 26 May 2024, Vestering scored the equaliser goal in the 90+7 injury time to level the scored a 1–1 in a league match against Tanjong Pagar United.
International career
=Youth=
Vestering made his debut for the Singapore under-22 on against Fiji on 6 September 2019. He provided an assist for Daniel Goh who scored his first goal.{{cite web |title=Football: Fandi Ahmad's Singapore Under-22 team on the right track as SEA Games approaches|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/fandis-boys-on-right-track|work=The Straits Times|date=7 September 2019|access-date=13 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Football: Singapore Under-22 beat Fiji counterparts 2-0 as part of SEA Games prep|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-under-22-beat-fiji-counterparts-2-0-as-part-of-sea-games-prep|work=The Straits Times|date=6 September 2019|access-date=13 October 2019}}
=Senior=
Vestering was invited for the Singapore national team training on 3 and 10 March 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/tatsuma-calls-up-25-players-national-team-training/|title= Tatsuma calls up 25 players for National Team training |website=Football Association of Singapore|language=en-US|access-date=2 March 2020|date=2 March 2020}} This marks his first involvement with the senior side. He made his return to the senior side with an international call up on 8 June 2023.
Personal life
Vestering was born to a Dutch father and a Malay mother. His younger brother, Joaquin Vestering, plays his football with the Singapore Sports School.
Career statistics
As of 14 July 2020
| style="text-align:center" class="wikitable" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |S.League ! colspan="2" |Singapore Cup ! colspan="2" |Singapore League Cup ! colspan="2" |Asia ! colspan="2" |Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="7" | Hougang United
|2018 |12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019
|15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2020
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022
|8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023
|15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024–25
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total
!53 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 3 |
Honours
= Hougang United =
- Singapore Cup Champions (1): 2022
- Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023
References
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{{Hougang United FC squad}}
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Category:Singaporean men's footballers
Category:Singaporean people of Dutch descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games competitors for Singapore
Category:Hougang United FC players
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