Jordi Paulina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Odijk, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| vv Jonathan | |||
| 2016–2021 | FC Utrecht | ||
| 2021–2022 | USV Hercules | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | USV Hercules | 44 | (11) |
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund II | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 30 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jordi Paulina (born 23 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Club career
[edit]Paulina is a youth product of the academies of vv Jonathan, FC Utrecht and USV Hercules. In August 2022, he debuted with the senior USV Hercules side in the KNVB Cup.[2] He was definitively promoted to the senior USV Hercules side in the winter of the 2022–2023 season, and was a definitive starter the following season 2023–24. On 21 December 2023, he was part of a high-profile 3–2 win over Eredivisie side AFC Ajax in the second round of the KNVB Cup where he assisted a goal.[3]
On 15 May 2024, it was announced that Paulina would transfer to Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season on a contract until 2027. He was originally assigned to their reserves in the 3. Liga.[4] On 29 October 2024, he debuted with the senior Borussia Dormund side as a substitute in a 1–0 DFB Cup loss to VfL Wolfsburg.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, Paulina is of Curaçaoan descent.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/jordi-paulina-na-droomtransfer-naar-dortmund-jaar-geleden-stond-ik-niet-eens-in-de-basis-bij-hercules~a1de935a/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Hoe een amateur een transfer naar Borussia Dortmund maakte - Voetbal International".
- ^ "Wat een sensatie: amateurs Hercules stunten in de beker met 3-2 zege op Ajax". www.rtvutrecht.nl. 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Jordi Paulina tekent contract bij Borussia Dortmund | USV Hercules". 15 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6333479/ex-hercules-speler-paulina-debuteert-half-jaar-na-droomstap-bij-verlies-dortmund.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Paulina binnen een halfjaar van amateurs naar debuut voor Dortmund - Voetbal International".
External links
[edit]- Jordi Paulina at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Bunnik
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- Men's association football forwards
- USV Hercules players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Derde Divisie players
- 3. Liga players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen