Olaf Gorter

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Olaf Gorter
Personal information
Full name Olaf Gooitzen Paul Gorter
Date of birth (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lecce
Number 28
Youth career
2008–2014 JSSL Singapore
2014–2017 Northern Tigers
2017–2018 BFC Bussum
2018–2024 Ajax
2024–2025 Lecce
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Jong Ajax 21 (0)
2025– Lecce 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:43, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Olaf Gooitzen Paul Gorter (born 31 January 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lecce.

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Club career

Gorter was born in the Netherlands, and moved to Singapore as an infant due to his father's job. He began playing football with the Singaporean academy JSSL Singapore at the age of 4, before moving to Australia with his family where he played for Northern Tigers. He played with BFC Bussum upon his return to the Netherlands, and was then scouted by the Ajax youth academy. [1] In 2023, he started playing for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie. On 10 July 2024, he moved to the Italian club Lecce, where he was assigned to their U20s. [2] On 23 September 2025, he debuted with Lecce in a 3–0 Coppa Italia loss to AC Milan. [3]

References

  1. "De bijzondere reis van Ajax-talent Gorter: 'Overal ter wereld had hij een bal bij zich'". Ajax Showtime. 26 March 2021.
  2. Bulthuis, Ronald (10 July 2024). "Gorter verlaat Ajax voor Italiaans avontuur".
  3. "Gorter debuteert voor Lecce in San Siro: "Heel veel beter wordt het niet"". ESPN.nl. 29 September 2025.