Joey Pelupessy

Joey Mathijs Pelupessy (born 15 May 1993) is an Dutch professional footballer of Indonesian descent who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday.

Joey Pelupessy
Personal information
Full name Joey Mathijs Pelupessy[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993[2]
Place of birth Nijverdal, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 8
Youth career
SVVN
VA FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Twente 3 (0)
2013–2014 Jong FC Twente 30 (2)
2014–2018 Heracles Almelo 103 (2)
2018– Sheffield Wednesday 67 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:14, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Twente

Pelupessy formerly played for FC Twente between 2004 and 2014, having progressed through to the club's senior team after playing in the club's U19 and U21 teams. In the 2013–14 season, Pelupessy was selected for three match squads for the senior team, but he didn't make an appearance for the club before the transferred to fellow Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.

Heracles Almelo

Pelupessy joined Heracles Almelo in July 2014 on a free transfer, where he was assigned the number 14 shirt. He scored his first goal for his new club on 4 October 2014, which was also his team's fourth goal in their Eredivisie game against NAC Breda. The match ultimately ended 6–1.

At the start of the 2017–18 season, his final season at the club, Pelupessy was made team captain. After 117 appearances and five goals for Heracles Almelo, Pelupessy left the club to sign for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 18 January 2018, Pelupessy signed for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday, becoming new manager Jos Luhukay's first signing for the club.[3][4] He was assigned the number 32 shirt. He scored his first goal for the Owls on 20 February 2018 against Millwall.[5] On 4 June 2020, he extended his stay at the club by a further year until 2021.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 July 2020[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Twente 2012–13 Eredivisie 3020–2[lower-alpha 1]070
Jong FC Twente 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 302———302
Heracles Almelo 2014–15 Eredivisie 17120–00191
2015–16 34030–4[lower-alpha 2]1411
2016–17 34131–2[lower-alpha 1]0392
2017–18 18021–00201
Total 103210200611195
Sheffield Wednesday 2017–18 Championship 171200000191
2018–19 330200000350
2019–20 170302000220
Total 671702000761
Career total 202519220812318
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs
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References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "Joey Pelupessy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. "Joey Pelupessy: Sheffield Wednesday sign midfielder from Heracles Almelo". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. Howson, Dom. "Sheffield Wednesday: Owls snap up Heracles Almelo midfielder Joey Pelupessy". The Star. The Star. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Pelupessy extends Owls stay". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. "J. Pelupessy". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. "Joey Pelupessy". World Football. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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