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Joey Pelupessy

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Joey Pelupessy
Pelupessy with Groningen
Personal information
Full name Joey Mathijs Pelupessy[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Nijverdal, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Groningen
Number 4
Youth career
SVVN
VA FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Twente 3 (0)
2013–2014 Jong FC Twente 30 (2)
2014–2018 Heracles Almelo 103 (2)
2018–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 106 (1)
2021–2022 Giresunspor 20 (0)
2022– Groningen 45 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:17, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Joey Mathijs Pelupessy (born 15 May 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen.

Career

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Twente

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Pelupessy formerly played for FC 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

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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

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On 18 January 2018, Pelupessy signed for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday, becoming new manager Jos Luhukay's first signing for the club.[3][4] He was assigned the number 32 shirt. He scored his first goal for the Owls on 20 February 2018 against Millwall.[5] On 4 June 2020, he extended his stay at the club by a further year until 2021.[6]

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.[7]

Giresunspor

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In July 2021, he joined Turkish side Giresunspor.[8]

Groningen

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On 25 April 2022, Pelupessy agreed to return to the Netherlands and join Groningen on a three-year deal.[9]

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands, Pelupessy is of Indonesian descent.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 August 2024[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Twente 2012–13 Eredivisie 3 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 7 0
Jong FC Twente 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 30 2 — — — 30 2
Heracles Almelo 2014–15 Eredivisie 17 1 2 0 — 0 0 19 1
2015–16 Eredivisie 34 0 3 0 — 4[b] 1 41 1
2016–17 Eredivisie 34 1 3 1 — 2[a] 0 39 2
2017–18 Eredivisie 18 0 2 1 — 0 0 20 1
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
2018–19 Championship 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
2019–20 Championship 17 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
2020–21 Championship 38 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
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
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 25 0 4 0 — — 29 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 45 1 6 0 — — 51 1
Career total 307 6 29 2 4 0 8 1 348 9
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Joey Pelupessy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Joey Pelupessy: Sheffield Wednesday sign midfielder from Heracles Almelo". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ Howson, Dom. "Sheffield Wednesday: Owls snap up Heracles Almelo midfielder Joey Pelupessy". The Star. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Pelupessy extends Owls stay". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Owls confirm 2020/21 retained list". www.swfc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Joey Pelupessy set to face Galatasaray as move confirmed following Sheffield Wednesday exit". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. ^ "FC GRONINGEN CONTRACTEERT MET PELUPESSY DERDE NIEUWELING" (in Dutch). Groningen. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Profil Joey Pelupessy, Kapten Baru FC Groningen Keturunan Indonesia". suara.com. 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ Joey Pelupessy at Soccerway
  12. ^ Joey Pelupessy at WorldFootball.net
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