Zico Buurmeester

Zico Buurmeester

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Egmond aan den Hoef, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	28
Youth career
2006–2012	Zeevogels
2012–2020	Jong AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Jong AZ	83	(13)
2021–	AZ	38	(5)
2023–2024	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025

Zico Buurmeester (born 7 June 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ.

Career

Buurmeester signed his first professional contract with Jong AZ on 24 January 2020. ^[1] He made his professional debut with Jong AZ in a 6–2 Eerste Divisie loss to FC Volendam on 19 October 2020. ^[2]

On 18 July 2023, Buurmeester joined PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan. ^[3]

Personal life

His younger brother Jesse Buurmeester signed his first pro contract with AZ in June 2021. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	20	0	—		—		—		20	0
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	34	8	—		—		—		34	8
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	27	4	—		—		—		27	4
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
	Total		83	13	—		—		—		83	13
AZ	2021–22	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	7	1	0	0	0	0	—		7	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	28	4	3	0	10 [a]	0	—		41	4
	2025–26	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	5 [b]	0	—		6	0
	Total		38	5	3	0	15	0	—		56	5
PEC Zwolle (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	17	0	1	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			138	18	4	0	15	0	0	0	157	18

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

1. "AZ legt Buurmeester vast". www.az.nl.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "AZ II vs. Volendam - 19 October 2020". Soccerway.
3. "Zico Buurmeester op huurbasis naar PEC Zwolle" [Zico Buurmeester on a loan basis to PEC Zwolle] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
4. "AZ Jeugd-kwartet tekent eerste contract". AZ.nl. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

• Zico Buurmeester at Soccerway