Maxim Dekker (born 21 April 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Rijsenhout, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | AFC | ||
2017– | AZ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Jong AZ | 29 | (2) |
2022– | AZ | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Netherlands U18 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 |
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 Kerkrade.[4]
Dekker is a current Dutch youth international.[5] In September 2020, he was named in preliminary squad for 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[6] However, the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | 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 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
AZ | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
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