Kenzo Goudmijn

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Kenzo Goudmijn
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Goudmijn in 2023 playing for AZ
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Hoorn, The Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2010 Reiger Boys
2010–2019 AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Jong AZ 84 (6)
2019–2024 AZ 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Excelsior (loan) 52 (5)
2024 → Excelsior (loan) 18 (0)
2024– Derby County 17 (2)
International career
2017 Netherlands U16 4 (2)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 13 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2019 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Kenzo Goudmijn (born 18 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County.

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Goudmijn started his career at AZ, making his debut for Jong AZ in 2018 and the first team in 2019, whilst at AZ he would have loan spells at Sparta Rotterdam in 2021 and two spells at Excelsior in 2022 and 2024. In July 2024, he would move to England to sign with Derby County on a four-year contract

Club career

AZ

On 7 January 2022, Goudmijn joined Excelsior on loan until the end of the season. [2] The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season. [3]

In January 2024, Goudmijn returned to Excelsior on an eighteen-month loan deal. [4]

Derby County

On 10 July 2024, Goudmjin moved to England and signed with Derby County of the EFL Championship on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee from AZ. [5] [6] On 9 August 2024, he made his debut for the club in a 2-4 loss against Blackburn Rovers in the league. [7] Goudmjin scored his first goal for Derby in 28th minute of a 3–0 win to Bristol City on 31 August 2024. [8] Goudmijn's performances earned praise from Derby fans and head coach Paul Warne in October; with Warne stating that "He is good with his feet; he accelerates away from people - he's just a really good footballer. I thought he was our outstanding performer at the weekend (v QPR). He really helped us have a bit of guile and control at times when we didn't.". [9]

Personal life

Kenzo Goudmijn is the son of former AZ player Kenneth Goudmijn. [10] Through his father, Goudmijn is of Surinamese descent. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 71————71
2018–19 Eerste Divisie312————312
2019–20 Eerste Divisie220————220
2020–21 Eerste Divisie234————234
2023–24 Eerste Divisie10————10
Total84600000000846
AZ 2018–19 Eredivisie 1000—00—10
2019–20 Eredivisie1010—00—20
2020–21 Eredivisie3000—00—30
2021–22 Eredivisie0000—00—00
2022–23 Eredivisie0000—00—00
2023–24 Eredivisie8010—5 [c] 0—140
Total13020005000200
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie11010———120
Excelsior (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie18100——6 [d] 0241
2022–23 Eredivisie34420———364
2023–24 Eredivisie18010——4 [d] 0230
Total705300000100835
Derby County 2024–25 [13] Championship 1720020——192
Career total1951360205010021813

    Honours

    Netherlands U17

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    References

    1. ↑ "K. Goudmijn – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    2. ↑ "EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM HUURT KENZO GOUDMIJN VAN AZ ALKMAAR" (Press release) (in Dutch). Excelsior. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
    3. ↑ "KENZO GOUDMIJN OOK KOMEND JAAR BIJ EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM" (in Dutch). Excelsior. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
    4. ↑ "KENZO GOUDMIJN KEERT TERUG BIJ EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM" [KENZO GOUDMIJN RETURNS TO EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM] (in Dutch). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
    5. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Dutch midfielder Goudmjim join Derby". Derby County. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
    6. ↑ "Midfielder Goudmijn joins Derby from AZ Alkmaar". BBC Sport. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
    7. ↑ "Derby County fell to a 4-2 defeat in their first game of the 2024/25 Sky Bet Championship season". 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
    8. ↑ "Derby County 3–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
    9. ↑ "'I don't care' - Paul Warne sends brilliant Kenzo Goudmijn message amid rave Derby County review". Derby Telegraph. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
    10. ↑ Butter, Jan-Cees (11 January 2023). "Na het duel tussen vader en zoon Goudmijn mag Kenzo Kenneth feliciteren". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    11. ↑ "Oude kaas: Kenneth Goudmijn". AZ (in Dutch). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    12. ↑ Kenzo Goudmijn at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
    13. ↑ "Games played by Kenzo Goudmijn in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
    14. ↑ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.


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