Person in history
Joël Veltman
Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · January 15
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Joël Ivo Veltman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for EFL Championship club West Ham United.
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 25 August 2026 [ 1 ] Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup [ a ] League cup [ b ] Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Ajax 2011–12 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 2012–13 7 0 3 0 — 0 0 0 0 10 0 2013–14 25 2 4 0 — 4 [ c ] 0 1 [ d ] 0 34 2 2014–15 25 4 1 0 — 8 [ e ] 0 0 0 34 4 2015–16 34 2 1 0 — 9 [ f ]
Honours Ajax [ 1 ] Eredivisie : 2012–13 , 2013–14 , 2018–19 KNVB Cup : 2018–19 Johan Cruyff Shield : 2013 , 2019 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2016–17 [ 2 ] Netherlands FIFA World Cup third place: 2014 [ 3 ] Individual Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2013–14 , 2014–15 , 2015–16 , 2016–17 [ 4 ] ^ "Joël Veltman – Career Honours" . Soccerway. ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester" . UEFA. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017.
Why this date
Joël Veltman appears on our January 15 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
- September 14Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 12Abimael Guzmán
- September 16Manuel Noriega
- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1992Zico (rapper)September 14
- 1992Jacob ArtistOctober 17
- 1992Chase StokesSeptember 16
- 1992Sviatlana PirazhenkaSeptember 12
- 1992Shannon BoydSeptember 9
- 1992Damian McGintySeptember 9
- 1992Darren WallerSeptember 13
- 1992Zach HymanJune 9
Sources
Cite this page
“Joël Veltman”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/joel-veltman, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Joël Veltman
When was Joël Veltman born?
January 15 1992.
How old would Joël Veltman be today?
34 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 15?
Darya Klishina, Alexandra Eade, Mitch Garver and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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