Joshua Brenet
Brenet with PSV Eindhoven in 2014
Personal information
Full name Joshua Benjamin Brenet
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 20
Youth career
SV Heerlen
Roda JC
2006–2008 FC Omniworld
2008–2009 ASC Waterwijk
2009–2011 A.V.V. Zeeburgia
2011–2012 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Jong PSV 12 (1)
2012–2018 PSV 109 (3)
2018–2022 1899 Hoffenheim 15 (2)
2020–2021 → Vitesse (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 1899 Hoffenheim II 10 (1)
2022– Twente 45 (9)
International career
2011–2012 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2013 Netherlands U19 4 (0)
2013–2016 Netherlands U21 11 (0)
2016 Netherlands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Joshua Benjamin Brenet (born 20 March 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Eredivisie club Twente.

Club career

Brenet is a graduate of PSV's youth academy, having joined the club in 2011 from Zeeburgia. He made his professional debut on 6 December 2012 in a Europa League game against Napoli, coming on for Peter van Ooijen after 87 minutes.[1] He made his Champions League qualification debut on 30 July 2013 against Zulte Waregem.

He played on 15 April 2018 as PSV beat rivals Ajax 3–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Eredivisie title.[2]

On 31 January 2022, Brenet joined Twente until the end of the 2021–22 season.[3]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Brenet is of Curaçaoan descent. Brenet made his debut for the Netherlands in a November 2016 friendly match against Belgium.[4] He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSV Eindhoven 2012–13 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
2013–14 Eredivisie 12 0 1 1 4 0 – 17 1
2014–15 Eredivisie 18 1 2 0 9 0 – 29 1
2015–16 Eredivisie 27 0 4 0 7 0 1[a] 0 39 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 20 1 1 0 4 0 1[a] 0 26 1
2017–18 Eredivisie 32 1 4 0 2 0 – 38 1
Total 109 3 12 1 27 0 2 0 150 4
Jong PSV 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 9 1 – – – 9 1
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 3 1 – – – 3 1
Total 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
1899 Hoffenheim 2018–19 Bundesliga 14 2 1 1 2[b] 0 – 17 3
2019–20 Bundesliga 0 0 2 0 – – 2 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Total 15 2 4 1 2 0 – 21 3
Vitesse (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0
1899 Hoffenheim II 2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest 10 1 – – – 10 1
Twente 2021–22 Eredivisie 13 2 – – – 13 2
2022–23 Eredivisie 32 7 1 0 4[c] 1 4[d] 2 41 9
Total 45 9 1 0 4 1 4 2 54 9
Career total 195 17 17 2 33 0 6 2 251 21
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ^ Match details / line-up: SSC Napoli - PSV Eindhoven (Europa League 2012/2013)
  2. ^ "PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Ajax". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Joshua Brenet komt naar FC Twente" (Press release) (in Dutch). Twente. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ Oranje-debuut PSV'ers Brenet en Ramselaar - AD (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Twente is the main provider for the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 1 April 2022.

External links

FC Twente – current squad
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