Jadiel Pereira da Gama Made Eredivisie History on Friday Evening. The PEC Zwolle Midfielder is the young debutant ever in the Highest League in the Netherlands, at the age of 15 years and 243 days.
Pereira da Gama, born on December 15, 2009 in Almere, came on as a substitute in the 0-2 away win against Telstar Just before the end of the match. Together with Damian van der Haar, he replaced Sherel Floranus and Jamiro Monteiro.
This Means That Wim Kras, Who Passed Away in 2023, Has Lost His Eredivisie Record After 66 Years. The Volendam Native was 15 years and 290 days old when he debuted Against Ajax on November 22, 1959. As a result, Kras was the youngst player in the Eredivisie for more than half a century.
Pereira da Gama and Kras are also the only two players who have played in the Eredivisie as fifteen-year-olds. Michel Mommertz (Roda JC, 1977), Mark van Bommel (Fortuna Sittard, 1993) and Sepp van den Berg (PEC Zwolle, 2018) had Just Turned Sixteen when they made their debut in the Eredivisie.
Incidentally, there was a debutant in the First Division Who was just young than Pereira da Gama. Goalkeeper Guido Budziak was 15 years and 61 days old when he made his first minutes for FC Eindhoven on November 15, 1997 in the League Match Against Telstar.
