Kasper Boogaard

Kasper Boogaard

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 19)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AZ Alkmaar
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2017	Texel '94
2017–2025	AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Jong AZ	32	(3)
2025–	AZ Alkmaar	1	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Netherlands U19	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Kasper Boogaard (born 29 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. He is a Dutch youth international. ^[1]

Club career

From Texel in North Holland, he played for Texel '94 prior to his move into the academy of AZ Alkmaar in 2017. ^[2] He signed a first contract with the club in 2022. ^[3] He featured for the club in the semifinal of the UEFA Youth League in April 2025, and signed a new four-year professional contract with the club that summer. ^{[4] [2]}

Having played for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie, he made his debut for the senior AZ Alkmaar team in the UEFA Conference League against Premier League club Crystal Palace on 6 November 2025. ^{[5] [6]} Boogaard was named to make his first start in the Eredivisie against PSV Eindhoven on 9 November 2025. ^[7]

International career

He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2025–26	Eerste Divisie	14	3	—		—		—		14	3
	Total		32	3	—		—		—		32	3
AZ	2025–26	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		2	0
Career total			33	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	34	3

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

1. "Kasper Boogaard- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
2. "AZ beloont Europe's campaign Kasper Boogaard with new contract". One Football. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
3. "Kasper Boogaard's debut in AZ first team". Texelsecourant.nl. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
4. "Unlucky Boogaard loses with AZO19 in semi-final". Texelsecourant.nl. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
5. Brinkman, Theo (5 November 2025). "AZ started with Dijkstra against Crystal Palace. "He has the same qualities as Denso."". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
6. "AZ too small for Crystal Palace: second European defeat for Alkmaarders". ad.nl. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
7. "AZ vs. PSV". Soccerway. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
8. "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association . 30 May 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.