Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Rijsenhout, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | AFC | ||
2017–2022 | AZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Jong AZ | 61 | (2) |
2022– | AZ | 24 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) |
2022 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 |
Maxim Dekker (born 21 April 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. [1]
A youth academy graduate of AZ, Dekker signed his first professional contract with the club in August 2020. [2] [3] He made his professional debut for Jong AZ on 30 April 2021 in a 1–0 league win against Roda JC. [4]
Dekker is a current Dutch youth international. [5] In September 2020, he was named in preliminary squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [6] However, the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Total | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 [b] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Career total | 85 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 3 |
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