Pascal Struijk is a professional footballer for Leeds United.
Quietly becoming a legend at Leeds United, Dutchman Pascal Struijk is now in his seventh year at the club and continues to grow from strength to strength.
Struijk arrived at Elland Road as a midfielder but has now found his home in the heart of defence as a centre-back, where he has been an ever-present since Daniel Farke took charge.
He was crucial in Leeds’ Championship title triumph and is now keeping £15m new signing Jaka Bijol out of the side in the Premier League.
Here’s what you need to know about him.
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How old is Pascal Struijk?
Pascal Augustus Struijk was born in Deurne, Belgium, on August 11, 1999. As of September 2025, he is 26 years old.
Struijk is now entering the peak years of his career and is only getting better for Leeds.
Pascal Struijk height
Struijk stands at a big 6’3″ tall.
Despite his height, he remains swift on the grass and is a composed, ball-playing defender.
With Farke increasing the height of Leeds in the transfer window, Struijk fits in well.
When did Pascal Struijk join Leeds United?
Struijk joined Leeds more than seven years ago in January 2018.
Still a teenager at the time, Struijk went on trial with Leeds as his contract with Ajax was set to expire the following summer.
With the trial a success, Leeds snapped Struijk up on a free transfer.
Pascal Struijk salary
Struijk reportedly earns £50,000 a week at Leeds, which works out at £2.6m a year.
That puts the defender among the highest earners at the club.
Pascal Struijk stats
Struijk has played the entirety of his senior career at Leeds after coming up through the ranks at ADO Den Haag, his hometown club, and Ajax.
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| Leeds United | 163 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
Pascal Struijk Instagram
Struijk has an official Instagram account you can follow @pascalstruijk, with 166k followers.
He also has a Twitter, formerly X, account with 30.7k followers @StruijkPascal.
Praise for Pascal Struijk
Farke has relied on Struijk throughout his time in charge of the club and praised him massively following the opening Premier League win over Everton.
He said: “But Pascal was very good on the ball, good in the build-up, important, also aggressive in defending forward, [and showed] good leadership.
“He was an outstanding player for us in the last season and has proven his worth.”
“Of course, he’s a big leader also in the dressing room, but nowadays it’s not just up to one or two players, you need a core group who lead.
“Each and every player has to show responsibility, but of course, we have a good group of leaders.
“Some of them are sometimes not always playing or even always in the squad.
“I also think about our other defensive options, like Jaka Bijol or Sebastiaan Bornauw, who are top, top characters, although they were not involved, are so important in the dressing room.”
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