Maxim Dekker

Maxim Dekker
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004
Place of birth Rijsenhout, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 4
Youth career
2014–2017 AFC
2017–2022 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 79 (2)
2022– AZ 38 (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 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2024

Maxim Dekker (born 21 April 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[1]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 April 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 10———10
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 240———240
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 102———102
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 260———260
Total 612000000612
AZ 2021–22 Eredivisie 0000001[a]010
2022–23 Eredivisie 131006[b]0—191
2023–24 Eredivisie 502000—70
2024–25 Eredivisie 140203[c]0—190
2025–26 Eredivisie 60104[d]0—110
Total 3815013010561
Career total 99350130101183
  1. ↑ Appearance in European play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference UECL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References

  1. 1 2 Maxim Dekker at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "AZ legt Dekker vast". 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jeugdspeler Maxim Dekker tekent tot medio 2023 bij AZ". 28 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jong AZ wint in Kerkrade". 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "ONDER 16 MET 23 SPELERS NAAR PORTUGAL". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "35 SPELERS IN VOORLOPIGE SELECTIE ONDER 17". 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". 18 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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