| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16) | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | KFC Merelbeke | ||
| 2021–2024 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Gent | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jong Ajax | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:52, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jorthy Mokio (born 29 February 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Career
Jorthy Mokio joined the KAA Gent youth academy from KFC Merelbeke in 2021. On 4 October 2023 he debuted in UEFA Youth League in a match against Basel, becoming the youngest Gent player ever to participate in the competition. He is considered as one of the most talented defenders of his generation. On 29 March 2024 he made his debut for the senior squad of Gent in the Belgian Pro League in a 5–1 win against Standard Liège.
On 24 June 2024, Mokio joined Dutch club Ajax on a free transfer.
International career
Born in Belgium, Mokio is of Congolese descent. He has represented the Belgium national U15, U16 and U17 teams.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Jong Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Gent's centre-back talent pipeline: The youthful trio poised for future first team success – scout report". Totalfootballanalysis. 12 February 2024.
- "Verpokert! RB lässt Deal mit Top-Talent platzen". Sky Deutschland (in German). 24 January 2024.
- "AA Gent wil ver gaan voor toptalent Jorthy Mokio (15): "De sommen die we aangeboden hebben? Gigantisch"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 February 2024.
- "Hein Vanhaezebrouck krijgt vandaag extra speler van 16 jaar oud die hij eigenlijk al lang bij de A-kern wou". Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). 29 February 2024.
- "Wie is Jorthy Mokio, het piepjonge talent op de scoutinglijst van PSV en Ajax?". Voetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 2 March 2024.
- "Jorthy Mokio". Footballtalentscout. 14 March 2024.
- "Gent vs. Standard Liège". Soccerway. 29 March 2024.
- "Ajax signs Jorthy Mokio". Ajax. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Half Europa hing al aan de lijn: toptalent AA Gent wordt vandaag 16 jaar én kan record van Romelu Lukaku breken". www.nieuwsblad.be. 29 February 2024.
- "Jorthy Mokio". RBFA (in French).
External links
- Profile at the K.A.A. Gent website
- Jorthy Mokio at Soccerway
| Jong Ajax – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- K.A.A. Gent players
- AFC Ajax players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen