Finn Stam

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Finn Stam
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Zaandam, The Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Central defender
Team information
Current team
Groningen
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Jong AZ 62 (4)
2024– AZ 1 (0)
2024–Groningen (loan) 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2025

Finn Stam (born 13 April 2003) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Groningen, on loan from AZ as a central defender. [1]

Career

Stam used to play as a striker but converted into a central defender for AZ under-15's. Stam's progress earned him a first professional contract with AZ on 19 June 2021. [2] [3] In July, 2021 he played in a friendly tournament called The Future of Football Cup in which FIFA experimented with rule changes including kick-ins, rolling subs, 30 minute stop clock halves, and sin-bins. [4] Stam made his Eerste Divisie debut on the 18 March 2022, away at Jong FC Utrecht. [5]

On 10 July 2024, Stam joined Groningen on a season-long loan. [6]

References

  1. Finn Stam at Soccerway . Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. "AZ continues again and gives three talents a contract". nhnieuws.nl.
  3. "Krommenieer Finn Stam signs contract with (Young) AZ". voetballinzaanstad.nl. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. "MUCHA ATENCIÓN: Las 5 reglas que está probando la FIFA en un torneo juvenil y que cambiarían el fútbol para siempre".
  5. "Jong Utrecht 0–1 Jong AZ". Soccerway.
  6. "FC GRONINGEN HUURT VERDEDIGER FINN STAM VAN AZ" [FC GRONINGEN LOANS DEFENDER FINN STAM FROM AZ.] (in Dutch). Groningen. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.