Jadiele Pereira da Gama

On 15 August 2025 he stepped into an Eredivisie match at the age of 15 years and 243 days, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the competition and breaking a record that had stood since 1959, held by Wim Kras.

Born in Almere, Pereira da Gama started out at the amateur club VV AS '80 before moving into PEC Zwolle's youth academy in 2017, working his way up through the ranks without a transfer fee changing hands at any stage. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2025, six weeks before making history in the league.

At international level, he has represented the Netherlands at under-16 level, earning seven caps and scoring one goal. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 26 shirt at Zwolle, and his career to this point contains no other clubs, no transfer fees and no individual or team honours beyond the debut itself.