Tristan Gooijer

Tristan Gooijer
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-09-02) 2 September 2004
Place of birth Blaricum, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Lommel
Youth career
2008–2013 Forza Almere
2013–2014 FC Almere
2014–2016 Almere City
2016–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 Jong Ajax 50 (3)
2023–2026 Ajax 9 (0)
2024–2026 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 24 (3)
2026– Lommel 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2026– Netherlands U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026

Tristan Gooijer (born 2 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Pro League club Lommel.

Club career

Gooijer is a product of the youth academies of FC Almere, Forza Almere and Almere City, before moving to the youth academy of Ajax in 2016. He signed his first professional contract with Ajax on 23 June 2021.[1] He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 6–3 Eerste Divisie win ADO Den Haag on 7 March 2022.[2]

On 16 July 2024, Gooijer joined Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan deal.[3] He suffered a knee injury in his first game for PEC Zwolle and missed the remainder of the 2024–25 season recovering. On 29 August 2025, Gooijer returned to PEC Zwolle on a new loan.[4]

International career

Gooijer played youth international for the Netherlands at under-16 and under-18 levels.[5]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Gooijer is of Indonesian descent.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 50––0050
2022–23 240––00240
2023–24 213––00213
Total 503––00503
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 90103[a]0–130
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 1000—–10
2025–26 23310—–243
Total 243100000253
Lommel 2026–27 Belgian Pro League 0000——00
Career total 833203000886
Notes
  1. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Tristan Gooijer". www.ajax.nl.
  2. ↑ Abbenhuijs, Marijn (7 March 2022). "Debutant Benjamin Reemst (21) met ADO hard onderuit bij Jong Ajax: 'Toch trots dat ik hier nu sta'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "PEC Zwolle huurt Tristan Gooijer van Ajax" [PEC Zwolle loans Tristan Gooijer from Ajax]. peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "PEC Zwolle versterkt zich met Jan Faberski en Tristan Gooijer" [PEC Zwolle strengthens itself with Jan Faberski and Tristan Gooijer] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tristan Gooijer". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Profil Tristan Gooijer, Bek Kanan AFC Ajax Keturunan Indonesia". idntimes.com (in Indonesian). 19 September 2024.