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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 December 2001 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hoorn, The Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles (on loan from Derby County) | |||||||||||||
Number | 24 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–2010 | Reiger Boys | |||||||||||||
2010–2019 | AZ | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 44 | (2) | |||||||||||
2025– | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 22 August 2025 (UTC) |
Kenzo Goudmijn (born 18 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Go Ahead Eagles on loan from EFL Championship club Derby County.
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. In Sepetember 2025, Goudmijm returned to the Netherlands, joining Go Ahead Eagles on a season-long loan.
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]
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 the 28th minute of a 3–0 win against 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] Goudmijn scored in Derby's next match, a 1–0 over Cardiff City on 14 September 2024. [10] Under head coach Warne, Goudmjin was a regular in the Rams starting 11. After declining form in early 2025, Warne was dismissed and replaced by John Eustace in February 2025. Under Eustace; Goudmjin lost his place in the team to Everton loanee Harrison Armstrong, under Eustace Goudmijin was restricted to substitute appearances. [11] Goudmijn made 44 appearances in his first season at Derby, scoring twice. [12]
Goudmijn played four times for Derby during the 2025–26 season, but fell down the pecking order after the likes of Lewis Travis joined the club. [13] On 4 September 2025, Goudmijn joined Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles on a season-long loan deal. [14]
Kenzo Goudmijn is the son of former AZ player Kenneth Goudmijn. [15] Through his father, Goudmijn is of Surinamese descent. [16]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong AZ | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||||
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |||||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 84 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
AZ | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 [c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Excelsior (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 [d] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | ||||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 [d] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 70 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
Derby County | 2024–25 [18] | Championship | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 | ||
2025–26 [19] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 222 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 247 | 13 |
Netherlands U17