Tommy De Jong
French-Dutch footballer
Tommy de Jong (born 6 February 1987) is a French-Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
De Jong was born in Strasbourg and is a native of Herrlisheim. His father is from the Netherlands.
Career
De Jong joined Strasbourg's youth academy at the age of 12. In 2006 he won the Coupe Gambardella with Strasbourg.
After spending two seasons with the Strasbourg reserves, he moved to Martigues where he made two substitute appearances in the third tier.
In May 2008, following a trial, De Jong joined Eerste Divisie club FC Dordrecht on a three-year contract.
After his stints with Martigues and Dordrecht he returned to Alsace with SC Schiltigheim.
In 2011 De Jong went back to Strasbourg to play for the club's reserves in the Division d'Honneur. Having scored nine goals and contributed one assist in eight games for the reserves and with several first-team attacking injured, the first team's manager François Keller deploying him as a striker.
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