Maxim Dekker (born 21 April 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijsenhout, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | AFC | ||
| 2017–2022 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Jong AZ | 59 | (2) |
| 2022– | AZ | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Club career edit
A youth academy graduate of AZ, Dekker signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2020.[2][3] He made his professional debut for Jong AZ on 30 April 2021 in a 1–0 league win against Roda JC.[4]
International career edit
Dekker is a current Dutch youth international.[5] In September 2020, he was named in preliminary squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] However, the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 30 October 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References edit
- ^ a b Maxim Dekker at Soccerway
- ^ "AZ legt Dekker vast". 28 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Jeugdspeler Maxim Dekker tekent tot medio 2023 bij AZ". 28 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Jong AZ wint in Kerkrade". 30 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "35 SPELERS IN VOORLOPIGE SELECTIE ONDER 17". 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links edit
- Maxim Dekker at WorldFootball.net
- Career stats & Profile - Voetbal International
- Maxim Dekker – UEFA competition record (archive)
