Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 May 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands [1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Twente (on loan from Ajax) | ||
Number | 47 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | Sporting Martinus | ||
2014–2023 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Jong Ajax | 39 | (0) |
2025– | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
2025– | → Twente (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2023 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2025 |
Gerald Alders (born 7 May 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Twente on loan from Ajax as a right-back.
A youth product of Sporting Martinus, Alders joined the youth academy of Ajax in 2014. Working his way up their youth sides, he was promoted to Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in 2023. On 28 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax until 2026. [2] In January 2025, he started training with the senior Ajax team. [3] He first the match-day squad with Ajax in a UEFA Europa League match against FK RFS on 22 January 2025. [4]
Alders was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Namibian mother. [1] In October 2023, he was called up to the Netherlands U19s for a set of friendlies. [6]