# Anfernee Dijksteel

Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel (born 27 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

## Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Dijksteel started his career in the youth team at Amsterdamsche FC before moving to England to play for the Nike Academy.

### Charlton Athletic

He signed for Charlton Athletic development squad in January 2016, having played against the side in a friendly whilst playing for the Nike Academy. He remained with the development squad until the end of the season before being promoted to the first team on a number of occasions during the 2016–17 season. After impressing for Jason Euell's side he was rewarded in February 2017 with a new three-and-a-half contract extension. In August 2017, he finally made his first team debut for the Addicks in a 2–1 victory over Exeter City in the EFL Cup. He scored his first goal on Easter Monday, 22 April 2019, opening the scoring against Scunthorpe United in a 4–0 Charlton win.

### Middlesbrough

On 7 August 2019, he was signed by Championship rivals Middlesbrough for £2m. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 August 2024 in an EFL Cup tie against Leeds United.

## Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Malik Dijksteel who plays for Cork City, with the pair being teammates from 2021–2022 when Malik also played for Middlesbrough.

## International career

Dijksteel was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese descent. In March 2016, he received a call-up to the Netherlands under-20 side for a friendly against Portugal. He went on to start in the match which finished as a 1–1 draw.
On 9 March 2023, Dijksteel received his first international call-up to Suriname.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2017–18 | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2018–19 | League One | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2019–20 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | Total | Total | 41 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2019–20 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2020–21 | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2021–22 | Championship | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2022–23 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2024–25 | Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Middlesbrough | Total | Total | 137 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 178 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 211 | 3 |
* ↑ Five appearances in EFL Trophy and one in League One play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy and three in League One play-offs
* ↑ One appearance in Championship play-offs

## Honours

Charlton Athletic
* EFL League One play-offs: 2019