Pascal Jansen
.jpg) Jansen in 2025 with New York City FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| AZ | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Haarlem | |||
| Telstar | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Jong PSV | ||
| 2020–2024 | AZ | ||
| 2024 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2025– | New York City FC | ||
Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
He played youth football, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Jansen was born in London,[1] England to Hans Jansen and Sue Chaloner.[2] His father is a Dutch musician, and his mother an English pop singer who was a member of the musical duo Spooky and Sue. He moved to the Netherlands at a young age and was raised in Zaandam.[3] He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship.[1]
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Jansen played youth football for AZ, Ajax, Haarlem and Telstar, but retired due to a knee injury before making his professional debut.[4][5][6]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Jansen spent his early career coaching in the Netherlands at Haarlem, Vitesse and Sparta Rotterdam, and in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira and Al Wahda.[4]
PSV
[edit | edit source]Jansen worked as a coach at PSV between 2013 and 2018,[4] and was manager of their youth team between July 2015 and June 2017.[7]
AZ
[edit | edit source]He moved to AZ to work as a coach in July 2018,[8] before being promoted to manager in December 2020, on a contract until the end of the season.[4] He was dismissed on 17 January 2024 after narrowly avoiding a KNVB Cup upset against amateur club Quick Boys.[9]
Ferencváros
[edit | edit source]On 13 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros.[10][11] He debuted with a 5–0 victory over The New Saints in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase at Groupama Aréna in Budapest on 23 July 2024.[12][13] On 3 August 2024, he debuted in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 1–0 victory over Kecskeméti TE.[14] On 31 December 2024, he left Ferencváros.[15]
New York City FC
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On 6 January 2025, Jansen was named head coach of New York City FC on a four-year contract.[16]
Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 29 November 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Jong PSV | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2017 | 74 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 44.59 | [17] |
| AZ | 5 December 2020 | 17 January 2024 | 162 | 94 | 26 | 42 | 58.02 | |
| Ferencváros | 13 June 2024 | 31 December 2024 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56.67 | |
| New York City | 6 January 2025 | present | 43 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 48.84 | |
| Total | 309 | 165 | 57 | 87 | 53.40 | — | ||
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch football managers
- Dutch people of English descent
- British people of Dutch descent
- AZ Alkmaar players
- AFC Ajax players
- HFC Haarlem players
- SC Telstar players
- HFC Haarlem non-playing staff
- SBV Vitesse non-playing staff
- Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff
- Al Jazira Club non-playing staff
- Al Wahda FC non-playing staff
- PSV Eindhoven non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
- Ferencvárosi TC managers
- New York City FC head coaches
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate football managers in Hungary
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States