Jasper van der Werff

Jasper van der Werff (born 9 December 1998) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.

Club Career

Van der Werff made his professional debut for St. Gallen in a 2–0 Swiss Super League win over FC Basel on 17 February 2018. In the summer of 2018 van der Werff transferred to RB Salzburg and he was loaned ot to FC Liefering.

On 9 January 2020, FC Basel announced that they had loan contracted van der Werff for one and a half seasons. After three test games van der Werff played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 2 February as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen.

He scored his first goal for the club on 21 January 2021 in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park against Lugano. It was the last goal of the game in the 89th minute and the equaliser as Basel managed a 2–2 draw.

On 19 May 2022, van der Werff signed with SC Paderborn on a permanent basis after playing at the club on loan in the previous season.

International Career

Van der Werff was born in Switzerland to Dutch parents who had moved to Speicher, Switzerland the previous year. He grew up in Speicher and represented the Switzerland U16 twice in 2014.

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