Daijiro Chirino

Dutch footballer (born 2002)

Daijiro Chirino
Personal information
Full name Daijiro Florencio Chirino
Date of birth (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Zwolle, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Castellón
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2014 ZAC
2014–2022 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 30 (1)
2023– Castellón 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Daijiro Florencio Chirino (born 24 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Castellón.

Career

Chirino joined the PEC Zwolle Football Academy in 2014 having begun his career with local club ZAC. In 2019 Chirino signed his first professional contract with the club. In June 2022 he signed a new contract two year with PEC Zwolle, with the option of a further season.[1] He made his first team debut in August 2022 in a 5-0 Eerste Divisie win against SC Telstar and shortly afterwards officially signed a contract extension into 2025.[2]

On 4 November 2022 Chirino scored his first professional goal against TOP Oss in a 5-0 win in the Eerste Divisie.[3] Chirino played his first KNVB Cup game in January 2023 against Eredivisie side Feyenoord. Later on that same week he started two consecutive matches for the first time in his career playing as a wing-back against Heracles Almelo.[4]

On 31 August 2023, Chirino signed with Castellón in the Spanish third-tier Primera Federación.[5]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Chirino is of Curaçaoan descent. He was called up to play for the Curaçao national team for a set of friendlies in June 2023.[6]

Personal life

Chirino has been good friends with fellow professional footballer Jayden Oosterwolde since they played youth football together at ZAC.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Daijiro Chirino tekent nieuw contract". rtvfocuszwolle. 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Daijiro Chirino extends contract". Peczwolle.nl.
  3. ^ "Youth exponent Chirino scores first goal in the main force: "You dream of this as a little boy"". Rtvoost.nl.
  4. ^ "Basisklant Chirino heeft niets te klagen na heerlijke zege PEC Zwolle in Almelo". Destentor.nl.
  5. ^ "Daijiro Chirino, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón" [Daijiro Chirino, new CD Castellón player] (in Spanish). Castellón. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ Heppenhuis, Merle (9 March 2023). "PEC-speler Daijiro Chirino in voorselectie Curaçao". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Jeugdvrienden op rand van profloopbaan voor even terug bij ZAC". Deswollenaer.

External links

  • Daijiro Chirino at BDFutbol
  • Daijiro Chirino at Soccerway
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CD Castellón – current squad