Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dave Jacobus Hendrikus Maria Kwakman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Volendam, The Netherlands [2] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
RKAV Volendam | |||
2015–2021 | AZ Alkmaar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Jong AZ | 54 | (1) |
2023– | AZ Alkmaar | 8 | (0) |
2025– | → Groningen (loan) | 15 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Netherlands U18 | 7 | (0) |
2022 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2022 |
Dave Jacobus Hendrikus Maria Kwakman (born 7 August 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen on loan from AZ Alkmaar.
Kwakman comes from Volendam and lived a few houses away from fellow professional Joey Veerman growing up. Kwakman started playing under-12 football for RKAV Volendam. [3]
Kwakman signed his first contract with AZ Alkmaar in March 2021 keeping him to the club until the summer of 2024. [4] He was part of the AZ under-18 side that won a league and cup double in the 2021–22 season. [5] [6] [7]
Kwakman made his professional debut for Jong AZ on the 5 September, 2022 against FC Dordrecht at home in the Eerste Divisie in a 3–1 victory. [8]
In April 2023 he played in the 2022-23 UEFA Youth League final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5–0 winners. [9]
On 20 January 2025, Kwakman moved on loan to Groningen. [10]
In March 2020 he was called up to the Dutch under-16 squad. [11] In September 2022 Kwakman was representing the Dutch U19 team. [12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong AZ | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
2024–25 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 54 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 1 | ||||
AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Groningen (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Career total | 77 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 82 | 3 |