Jerry St. Juste

Jeremiah Israël St. Juste (born 19 October 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.

Early life
St. Juste was born in Groningen to a Dutch mother and a Kittian father. He grew up with three siblings. His brother Benjamin is a former Heerenveen and Groningen youth player, and has played futsal for VV Pelikaan. His other brother Yoshua plays futsal for the Netherlands national futsal team. His sister Naomi works as a fashion model and television actress in the Netherlands.

Heerenveen
St. Juste started his career for SV Marum. In summer 2007 he joined to Jong Heerenveen. He made his Eredivisie debut on 24 January 2015 against Vitesse. He replaced Joost van Aken in injury time in a 4–1 home win. On 16 January 2016, he scored first Eredivisie goal in a 5–2 away defeat against Zwolle.

Feyenoord
St. Juste moved to Feyenoord on 18 July 2017 on a four-year deal. He made his debut for that club on 9 September 2017 in a match against Heracles Almelo. Later that year, on 17 December, he scored his first goal in a 7–0 away victory over Sparta Rotterdam in the Rotterdam derby.

Mainz 05
On 7 August 2019, Feyenoord announced on their website St. Juste was moving to Mainz on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. A month later, on 14 September, he scored his inaugural Bundesliga goal in the 88th minute of a 2–1 victory over Hertha BSC.

Sporting CP
On 11 May 2022, it was confirmed that St. Juste would sign for Portuguese club Sporting CP at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. The deal was worth a reported €9.5 million. Later that year, on 2 September, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal in a 2–0 away win over Estoril.

In the 2024 Taça de Portugal final, he scored the first goal for his club against FC Porto, before being sent off in the first half, in a match which ended in a 2–1 defeat after extra time.

International career
St. Juste was called up for the Netherlands U21 national team for qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland. He is also eligible to play for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team at senior level.

St. Juste was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in March 2021.

Honours
Feyenoord
 * KNVB Cup: 2017–18
 * Johan Cruyff Shield: 2017, 2018

Sporting CP
 * Primeira Liga: 2023–24