Justin Kluivert becomes second player to score in each of big five European Leagues

Justin Kluivert netted a goal against Sheffield United

Dutch national player Justin Kluivert is the second player in the 21st century to score a goal in each of the European top five leagues. Stevan Jovetic was the first player to score in these five leagues.

Justin Kluivert scored a crucial goal for Bournemouth and this was his first goal in the Premier League. Having started his career at Ajax, the Dutchman moved to Roma in 2018. There he made 53 appearances in the Serie A and scored five goals.

A loan spell in the Bundesliga at RB Leipzig resulted in 19 appearances. The Dutchman scored three goals for the team. He was then sent to French club Nice to spend the 2021-22 season. Kluivert scored four goals in 27 league games.

The 24-year-old played for Valencia and made 26 appearances in LaLiga. He netted six goals and was signed by Bournemouth at the start of the current season.

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The other player to have scored in all five of European football’s top leagues is Stevan Jovetic

The 34-year-old striker, who currently plays at Super League Greece side Olympiacos, netted 11 goals in 44 appearances for current Premier League champions Manchester City.

He also notched 41 goals and 21 assists across four seasons in Florence with Serie A club Fiorentina and scored six times for Sevilla during a brief loan spell in Spain’s top flight.

Montenegro captain Jovetic, who also played in the Bundesliga with Hertha Berlin, where he 10 goals in 35 games, also enjoyed a four-year spell at Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, scoring 18 times in total.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola recently praised the Dutch forward.

“He (Kluivert) is doing really well,” he told The Athletic. “It helps that he speaks the language. He even speaks in Spanish, which means he can also communicate perfectly with me.

“He is used to playing in different leagues as well so it has been pretty easy for him to settle in. He knows he has to take every chance.”

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