# Joey Pelupessy

Joey Mathijs Pelupessy (born 15 May 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian Challenger Pro League club Lommel.

## Club career
### Twente

Pelupessy formerly played for Twente between 2004 and 2014, having progressed through to the club's senior team after playing in the club's U19 and U21 teams. In the 2013–14 season, Pelupessy was selected for three match squads for the senior team, but he didn't make an appearance for the club before the transferred to fellow Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.

### Heracles Almelo

Pelupessy joined Heracles Almelo in July 2014 on a free transfer, where he was assigned the number 14 shirt. He scored his first goal for his new club on 4 October 2014, which was also his team's fourth goal in their Eredivisie game against NAC Breda. The match ultimately ended 6–1.
At the start of the 2017–18 season, his final season at the club, Pelupessy was made team captain. After 117 appearances and five goals for Heracles Almelo, Pelupessy left the club to sign for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday.

### Sheffield Wednesday

On 18 January 2018, Pelupessy signed for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday, becoming new manager Jos Luhukay's first signing for the club. He was assigned the number 32 shirt. He scored his first goal for the Owls on 20 February 2018 against Millwall. On 4 June 2020, he extended his stay at the club by a further year until 2021.
On 20 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

### Giresunspor

In July 2021, he joined Turkish side Giresunspor.

### Groningen

On 25 April 2022, Pelupessy agreed to return to the Netherlands and join Groningen on a three-year deal.

### Lommel

On 19 January 2025, Pelupessy signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Lommel in Belgium.

## International career

Pelupessy was a youth international for the Netherlands. He has first represented the country from under-16 to under-20.
In February 2025, it was announced that Pelupessy had decided to represent Indonesia at international level.

## Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Pelupessy is of Indonesian descent through his Moluccan grandparents.
On 10 March 2025, Pelupessy officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Twente | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jong Twente | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Heracles Almelo | Total | Total | 103 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 5 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2017–18 | Championship | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2018–19 | Championship | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2020–21 | Championship | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Total | Total | 106 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 1 |
| Giresunspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Groningen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Groningen | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Groningen | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Groningen | Total | Total | 56 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 1 |
| Lommel | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 326 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 367 | 9 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs