Wouter Goes

Wouter Goes
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 3
Youth career
ASV Arsenal
–2016 Ajax
2016–2021 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 37 (1)
2023– AZ 35 (1)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2019–2020 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
2022– Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2024– Netherlands U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Wouter Goes (born 10 June 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[1]

Club career

Having come through the AZ Alkmaar academy, where he soon developed as a leader of the youth teams,[2] Wouter Goes signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2020, as he already was the captain of AZ under-17.[3]

During the 2021–22 season, Goes was a central element of the under-19 team that played the Youth League, qualifying to the final 16 through the Champions Path, after eliminating the likes of Angers[4] and Villarreal.[5]

He made his professional debut for Jong AZ on the 4 February 2022, starting in the 2–1 away Eerste Divisie loss to Ajax reserve team.[6]

Goes made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ Alkmaar on 4 February 2023 against Volendam, as a starter.[7] On 25 February, he scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 2–1 victory over Cambuur.[8]

International career

A Netherlands youth international, Goes is a regular with the several Dutch youth selections since January 2019.[2][3]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 4 0 – – 4 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 22 1 – – 22 1
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 11 0 – – 11 0
Total 37 1 – – 37 1
AZ 2022–23 Eredivisie 8 1 1 0 2[a] 0 11 1
2023–24 Eredivisie 15 0 2 0 1[a] 0 18 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 3[b] 0 16 0
Total 35 1 4 0 6 0 45 1
Career total 72 2 4 0 6 0 82 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearacnes in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ Wouter Goes at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Speler van de Maand: Wouter Goes". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "AZ contracteert Goes". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 27 November 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ Brinkman, Theo (23 November 2021). "AZ na zinderende ontknoping verder in de Youth League. Heldenrol voor keeper Sem Westerveld". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ "AZ stoot Villarreal uit Youth League". AZ Alkmaar. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Zeges voor Volendam en Emmen, VVV maakt indruk in Maastricht". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Volendam vs. AZ 1 - 1". Soccerway. 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ "AZ vs. Cambuur 2 - 1". Soccerway. 25 February 2023.


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