Ajax Born in
Amsterdam, Kluivert came through the
Ajax youth program, and had his first professional contract with
Ajax. He made his
Eerste Divisie debut with
Jong Ajax on 16 September 2016 in a game against
MVV, replacing
Vince Gino Dekker in the 67th minute, in a 1–0 away loss. He also played in the
2016–17 UEFA Youth League, in which he scored in a 2–0 group stage win at
PAOK on 2 November. Kluivert made his first team debut in the
Eredivisie on 15 January 2017 in a 1–3 away win against
PEC Zwolle, when he replaced
Amin Younes in the 39th minute. He scored his first Eredivisie goal on 19 March in an away match against
Excelsior, exactly ten years and one day after his father's last career goal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. He made six appearances in the
2016–17 UEFA Europa League, and was an unused substitute in the
final, a 2–0 loss to
Manchester United in Stockholm. On 26 November 2017, Kluivert opened his account for the season with a hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over
Roda JC.
Roma in 2018 On 12 June 2018, Kluivert moved to Italian club
Roma, following a telephone call made by Roma legend
Francesco Totti to his father, for €18.75 million. He became the fifth Dutch player ever to represent the Italian side. Kluivert chose the number 34 shirt at Roma as a support for his good friend and former teammate
Abdelhak Nouri, who wore it at Ajax; Nouri suffered a career-ending
cardiac arrhythmia attack in 2017. Kluivert became the youngest Roma player to score in the
UEFA Champions League after scoring the fourth goal in a 5–0 home victory against
Viktoria Plzeň on 3 October 2018. It was his first goal for the
Giallorossi, and he dedicated it to Nouri. On 16 December, he scored for the first time in the
Serie A in a 3–2 home win over
Genoa. For the
2019–20 season, Kluivert changed his shirt number to 99, representing the year he was born.
Loan to RB Leipzig On 5 October 2020, Kluivert joined
Bundesliga club
RB Leipzig on a
season-long loan. On 5 December, he scored his first
Bundesliga goal in a 3–3 away draw against
Bayern Munich. On 8 December, he scored a goal in a 3–2 win over
Manchester United in the
2020–21 UEFA Champions League. in 2022
Loan to Nice On 20 July 2021, Kluivert joined French
Ligue 1 club
Nice on season-long loan with an option to buy.
Loan to Valencia On 1 September 2022, Kluivert signed for Spanish club
Valencia on loan for the 2022–23 season. A few days earlier, he was denied a work permit in England which cancelled his transfer to
Fulham.
Bournemouth On 23 June 2023,
Premier League club
Bournemouth announced the signing of Kluivert for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around €11 million + €1.5 million in add-ons. On 12 August, he made his debut for the club, as a substitute, in a 1–1 league draw at home to
West Ham United. On 1 November 2023, Kluivert scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 2–1 loss to
Liverpool in the fourth round of the
EFL Cup. On 25 November, he scored his first Premier League goal, in a 3–1 victory away at
Sheffield United. By doing so, Kluivert became just the third player, after
Florin Răducioiu and
Stevan Jovetić, to score in every
Big Five league, and the first to score in every Big Five league as well as the Eredivisie. On 30 November 2024, Kluivert became the first player to score a hat-trick of penalties in a Premier League match, as Bournemouth defeated
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2. It was the first time in 67 years that the feat had been achieved in the English top division since
Ken Barnes for
Manchester City in 1957, and the fourth time ever. His outstanding performance earned him the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award, making him the second Bournemouth player to claim the award, after scoring five goals and providing two assists in the month. ==International career==