Dean Ruben James
Defender · Indonesia · №5
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Indonesia
Singapore
FIFA Asean Cup
|
2:0 | |
NEC Nijmegen
GO Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
|
1:1 | |
GO Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Eredivisie
|
1:1 | |
Utrecht
GO Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
|
3:3 | |
GO Ahead Eagles
ADO Den Haag
Eredivisie
|
3:1 | |
Feyenoord
GO Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
|
2:2 | |
GO Ahead Eagles
Willem II
Eredivisie
|
4:1 | |
GO Ahead Eagles
PSV Eindhoven
Eredivisie
|
1:4 | |
Sparta Rotterdam
GO Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie
|
2:2 | |
GO Ahead Eagles
AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie
|
0:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | 2025 | 9 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2025 | 7 |
| Eredivisie | 2026 | 6 |
| FIFA Asean Cup | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Dean Ruben James was born in Leiden. He came through the ranks at Jong FC Volendam, spending six years in the club's system before earning a place in the senior Volendam squad, where he made 55 appearances and helped the side win promotion to the Eredivisie.
In July 2023 he moved on a free transfer to Go Ahead Eagles, signing a three-year contract. The switch has paid off: in the 2024–25 season he won the KNVB Cup with the club.
The most striking turn came off the pitch rather than on it. In March 2025, James was naturalised as an Indonesian citizen. He made his debut for Indonesia on 20 March 2025 against Australia, and has since added caps against Japan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, taking his tally to five appearances by early October 2025.
A left-footed left-back, James built his game at Volendam before carrying it into a bigger stage at Go Ahead Eagles, and then onto the international one with Indonesia.
Career path
- 2024 — 2027 — now GO Ahead Eagles 79 matches
- 2021 — 2023 KRAS Volendam 55 matches
- 2018 — 2023 FC Volendam U21 39 matches
- 2018 — 2019 Fc Volendam U19 52 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | GO Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 322 |
| 25/26 | GO Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 622 |
| 25/26 | GO Ahead Eagles | UEFA Europa League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 708 |
| 25/26 | GO Ahead Eagles | KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 25/26 | GO Ahead Eagles | Johan Cruijff Schaal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 24/25 | GO Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 706 |
| 24/25 | GO Ahead Eagles | KNVB Beker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 303 |
| 24/25 | GO Ahead Eagles | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 23/24 | GO Ahead Eagles | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| 23/24 | GO Ahead Eagles | Play-Offs Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 22/23 | KRAS Volendam | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 431 |
| 22/23 | FC Volendam U21 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| 22/23 | KRAS Volendam | KNVB Beker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 21/22 | KRAS Volendam | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 745 |
| 21/22 | KRAS Volendam | KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 20/21 | KRAS Volendam | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 19 | 2 | 1 | 842 |
| 20/21 | FC Volendam U21 | Tweede Divisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 19/20 | FC Volendam U21 | Tweede Divisie | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 579 |
| 18/19 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Division 2 Spring | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 215 |
| 18/19 | FC Volendam U21 | Derde Divisie B | 14 | 0 | 0 | 434 |
| 18/19 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Division 1 Fall | 11 | 0 | 2 | 920 |
| 18/19 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Cup Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Division 2 Spring | 14 | 0 | 1 | 817 |
| 17/18 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Division 1 Fall | 10 | 0 | 2 | 546 |
| 17/18 | Fc Volendam U19 | U19 Cup Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 17/18 | FC Volendam U21 | Derde Divisie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | GO Ahead Eagles | 79 | 3 | 8 | 5 157 | |
| Total | KRAS Volendam | 55 | 2 | 2 | 3 122 | |
| Total | Fc Volendam U19 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 3 613 | |
| Total | FC Volendam U21 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 2 405 | |
| Total | Indonesia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 387 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 KRAS Volendam GO Ahead Eagles
- 20/21 Volendam U21 KRAS Volendam
- 19/20 Fc Volendam U19 Volendam U21
- 17/18 Volendam U17 Fc Volendam U19
- 16/17 Volendam Youth Volendam U17
- 14/15 Ajax Youth Volendam Youth
