Max de Waal

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Max de Waal
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
Youth career
2007–2012 Always Forward
2011–2013 HV Veerhuys
2012–2013 Hollandia
2013–2019 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Jong Ajax 41 (11)
2022 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 18 (2)
2023– Willem II 14 (1)
2024– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Max de Waal (born 10 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from Willem II.

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Club career

Ajax

De Waal began his football career with Always Forward, based in his hometown Hoorn, [2] for whom he played until 2012. He also played for HV Veerhuys for three years while playing for Always Forward. [3] [4] He then moved to Hollandia for a year before moving to the renowned Ajax youth academy. [5] In 2017–18, he made one appearance for the under-17 team. In the following season he established himself in the team and scored nine goals in 26 games. In 2019–20, De Waal mainly played for the under-19 team, including in the UEFA Youth League. [6]

He made his first appearance for Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie in a match against Jong PSV on 16 September 2019. He came on in the 69th minute for Alex Mendez and scored the 2–0 winner in stoppage time. [7] During the season he was utilised once more in the Eerste Divisie. [8] In the following season, he played more regularly for the Jong Ajax team. [9] However, he would only signed his first professional contract with Jong Ajax in December 2020. [10]

Loans

In January 2022, De Waal extended his contract with Ajax but immediately went out on loan to bottom of the table side PEC Zwolle. [11] He made his debut for the side on 5 February 2022, replacing Mustafa Saymak in the 81st minute of a 1–1 home draw against NEC. [12] [13] De Waal made seven appearances for PEC – all as a substitute – as the club suffered relegation to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season. [14] [15]

On 24 June 2022, after returning to Ajax, De Waal was sent on a one-season loan to Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag. [16] He made his ADO debut under new head coach Dirk Kuyt on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season, starting in midfield in a resounding 4–0 defeat against recently relegated Heracles Almelo; all goals fell in the first half. [17] [18] On 28 August, De Waal scored his first goal for the club against his parent club Jong Ajax, adding an assist to help ADO to a 4–0 home win. [19] Following Kuyt's dismissal in November 2022, De Waal was utilised less frequently and mainly appeared as a substitute during his successor Dick Advocaat's tenure during the latter part of the season. [20] De Waal scored twice in 21 appearances for ADO, before returning to Ajax in June 2023. [21]

Willem II

On 12 July 2023, De Waal signed a three-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Willem II. [22] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, starting in a 1–1 away draw against FC Eindhoven on 13 August. [23] On 6 October, he scored his first goal for the Tricolores in a 4–2 league victory against De Graafschap after coming on as a second-half substitute. [24]

On 2 September 2024, de Waal moved on loan to VVV-Venlo. [25]

International career

De Waal has played for two Netherlands national youth teams, but has yet to play in a major tournament. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 21———21
2020–21 Eerste Divisie191———191
2021–22 Eerste Divisie209———209
2022–23 Eerste Divisie00———00
Total4111———4111
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 7000——70
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie18230——211
Willem II 2023–24 Eerste Divisie14110——151
Career total80144000008414

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