Maxim Gullit

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Maxim Gullit
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Zaanstad, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2017 AFC
2017–2019 AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Jong AZ 55 (0)
2020–2021 AZ 0 (0)
2021–2023 Cambuur 7 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Maxim Gullit (born 20 May 2001) is a former Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender.

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His father is former professional footballer Ruud Gullit and his mother is socialite Estelle Cruijff, a niece of Ajax and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff.

Club career

Born in Zaanstad, [1] Gullit was a youth player with Amsterdamsche FC from 2005 to 2017 before joining the academy of AZ Alkmaar, before making his debut with Jong AZ on 22 April 2019 as a 71st-minute substitute for Joris Kramer in a 0–0 draw with FC Twente. [2] He made his debut for the senior team on 29 October 2020 as a 90th-minute substitute for Bruno Martins Indi in a 4–1 victory over Rijeka in the Europa League. [3] On 27 August 2021, Gullit joined newly-promoted Eredivisie side Cambuur on a two-year deal with the option of a third. [4]

International career

Eligible to play for the Netherlands, Suriname and Croatia, [5] Gullit has played for the Netherlands under-19 team. [6]

Personal life

His father is former Netherlands international Ruud Gullit. His mother Estelle Cruijff is the daughter of Henny Cruijff, Johan Cruyff's brother. [2] His maternal grandmother, Jadranka Lokas, is an ethnic Croat from Šibenik. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2018–19 [6] Eerste Divisie 1010
2019–20 [6] 200200
2020–21 [6] 8080
Total210210
AZ Alkmaar 2020–21 [6] Eredivisie 00001 [b] 010
Career total2900010300
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Maxim Gullit". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Zoon van Ruud Gullit maakt debuut voor Jong AZ in kampioensduel Twente". AD.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. UEFA.com. "History: AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Rijeka". UEFA . Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 Bauer, Dean (31 October 2020). "Nevjerojatna priča: Sin slavnog Ruuda Gullita i rođak Johana Cruyffa mogao bi zaigrati za Vatrene!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Maxim Gullit at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.