Maxim Gullit

Maxim Gullit
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Zaanstad, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2017 AFC
2017–2019 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Jong AZ 55 (0)
2020–2021 AZ 0 (0)
2021–2023 Cambuur 7 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Maxim Gullit (born 20 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender.

His father is former professional footballer Ruud Gullit and his mother is socialite Estelle Cruijff, a niece of Ajax and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff.

Club career

Born in Zaanstad,[1] Gullit was a youth player with Amsterdamsche FC from 2005 to 2017 before joining the academy of AZ Alkmaar, before making his debut with Jong AZ on 22 April 2019 as a 71st-minute substitute for Joris Kramer in a 0–0 draw with FC Twente.[2] He made his debut for the senior team on 29 October 2020 as a 90th-minute substitute for Bruno Martins Indi in a 4–1 victory over Rijeka in the Europa League[3]. On 27 August 2021, Gullit joined newly-promoted Eredivisie side Cambuur on a two-year deal with the option of a third.[4]

International career

Eligible to play for the Netherlands, Suriname and Croatia,[5] Gullit has played for the Netherlands under-19 team.[6]

Personal life

His father is former Netherlands international Ruud Gullit. His mother Estelle Cruijff is the daughter of Henny Cruijff, Johan Cruyff's brother.[2] His maternal grandmother, Jadranka Lokas, is an ethnic Croat from Šibenik.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2018–19[6] Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — 1 0
2019–20[6] 20 0 — — 20 0
2020–21[6] 8 0 — — 8 0
Total 21 0 — — 21 0
AZ Alkmaar 2020–21[6] Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Career total 29 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maxim Gullit". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Zoon van Ruud Gullit maakt debuut voor Jong AZ in kampioensduel Twente". AD.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ UEFA.com. "History: AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Rijeka | UEFA Europa League 2020/21". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b Bauer, Dean (31 October 2020). "Nevjerojatna priča: Sin slavnog Ruuda Gullita i rođak Johana Cruyffa mogao bi zaigrati za Vatrene!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  6. ^ a b c d e Maxim Gullit at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.