Tjaronn Chery

Tjaronn Chery

Chery playing with FC Groningen in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Tjaronn Chery
Date of birth	4 June 1988
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	8
Youth career
	U.D.I. Enschede
	vv Victoria'28
2002–2007	FC Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2010	FC Twente	1	(0)
2009	→ SC Cambuur (loan)	15	(0)
2009–2010	→ RBC Roosendaal (loan)	30	(1)
2010–2011	FC Emmen	33	(9)
2011–2014	ADO Den Haag	66	(10)
2013–2014	→ FC Groningen (loan)	35	(10)
2014–2015	FC Groningen	34	(15)
2015–	Queens Park Rangers	34	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:32, 5 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Tjaronn Chery (born 4 June 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

Before signing a youth contract with FC Twente, Chery played for amateur side U.D.I. Enschede. A fantastic season with the A-Juniors (highest youth level) culminated in winning the national championship in 2007.^[1] That year, he played 21 matches and scored 2 goals. Chery was mainly used as a substitute, playing at the same position as Qays Shayesteh.^[2]

On 16 January 2008, first team coach Fred Rutten picked Chery for the main squad. On 5 May 2008, Chery won the national reserves championship, captaining his team to the victory. That meant that he received the winner's plate.^[3]

On 26 October 2008, Chery made his professional debut in the Eredivisie, substituting Marko Arnautović in extra time in the away match against Vitesse Arnhem. At the time he entered the pitch, the score was 0–2 to Twente which the match also ended.^[4]

On 20 July 2015, Chery moved from FC Groningen to Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.^[5] Chery made his competitive QPR debut in the first game of the 2015–16 Championship Season which resulted in a 2–0 defeat against Charlton Athletic, he started the game and was replaced by Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on the 71st minute.^[6] He scored his first goals for the club when he scored twice against Rotherham United on 22 August 2015.^[7]

International career

In May 2015 Chery was called up to the senior Netherlands squad.^[8]

Club career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2016 ^[9]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Twente	2008–09	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
SC Cambuur (loan)	2008–09	Eerste Divisie	15	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	17	0
RBC (loan)	2009–10		30	1	1	0	0	0	31	1
FC Emmen	2010–11		33	9	1	1	0	0	34	10
ADO Den Haag	2011–12	Eredivisie	34	2	2	2	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	40	5
	2012–13		32	8	2	0	0	0	34	8
	total		66	10	4	2	0	0	70	12
Groningen	2013–14	Eredivisie	35	10	3	0	0	0	38	10
	2014–15		34	15	6	2	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	17
	total		69	25	9	2	2	0	80	27
QPR	2015–16	Championship	34	10	2	0	0	0	36	10
Career total			248	55	19	5	6	1	272	61

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. A1 kampioen van Nederland (Dutch)
2. Stats FC Twente A1 2006/07
3. Jong FC Twente landskampioen
4. FC Twente wint in Arnhem
5. "QPR SIGN DUTCH ACE TJARONN CHERY". Queens Park Rangers. 20 July 2015.
6. "Charlton 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
7. "QPR 4–2 Rotherham". BBC. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
8. "Netherlands call up uncapped Steven Berghuis, Tjaronn Chery". eurosport.co.uk. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
9. "Tjaronn Chery". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

External links

• Tjaronn Chery profile at Soccerway
• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)