OFFICIAL: Ajax wonderkid Frenkie de Jong named Eredivisie Player of the Season

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Frenkie de Jong has been named by the Eredivisie as Player of the Season 2018/2019.

The Ajax midfielder was the best performing footballer of the competition over 34 matches.

22-year-old De Jong received the official Eredivisie prize on Thursday afternoon. This event took place during the coronation of national champion Ajax on Museumplein in Amsterdam.

Throughout the season, the midfielder stood out for his dribbling with the ball - with a 75% success rate - as well as his passing accuracy of over 91%. 

According to the statistics from Opta Sports, this contributed to him being De Jong the best player on the Dutch pitches this season. De Jong has won the prize for Player of the Month twice before.

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