Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Valencia and the Netherlands national team.<\/P>
Cillessen joined NEC's youth team in 2001, making his professional debut for them in 2010, and signed for Ajax for €3 million a year later. He played in 141 matches for Ajax in six seasons, winning honours including three Eredivisie titles. In 2016, he joined Barcelona for an initial €13 million.<\/P>
In May 2011, Cillessen received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut in 2013 and was the country's first-choice goalkeeper as they finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.<\/P>
In June 2014, Cillessen was selected in the Netherlands' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was given the number 1 jersey and started in the team's opening match, a 5–1 victory against Spain in Salvador. He went on to start in every match in the tournament as the Oranje took third place. However, in the quarter-final against Costa Rica, Louis van Gaal unexpectedly substituted him for Tim Krul ahead of the penalty shootout, which the Dutch team won.<\/P>","C6E00DEB351621C4":"97387","A16D5E6475634BB126EF698FB3550B8C":"0","8DC362CCE065919BCF40467C0DE6A7E8":"
CLUB
<\/U>Ajax<\/STRONG>
Eredivisie: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2013
Barcelona<\/STRONG>
La Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19
Copa del Rey: 2016–17, 2017–18
Supercopa de Espana: 2018
INTERNATIONAL
<\/U>Netherlands<\/STRONG>
FIFA World Cup third place: 2014
UEFA Nations League runners-up: 2018–19
INDIVIDUAL
<\/U>Gelderland Footballer of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2011
Gillette Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2014
AFC Ajax Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2015, 2016<\/P>","A7F9B63E25A659E5":"Jasper Cillessen","e_index":1};