Liam van Gelderen (born 23 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
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| Date of birth | 23 March 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | RKC Waalwijk | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| SVA Assendelft | ||||||||||||||
| –2012 | Fortuna Wormerveer | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | AZ Alkmaar | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Jong Ajax | 58 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Ajax | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Groningen | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Suriname | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editAjax
editVan Gelderen started his football journey in the youth teams of SVA Assendelft, Fortuna Wormerveer, and AZ.[1] In 2015, he joined the Ajax Youth Academy, signing a contract until 2020 in February 2018.[2]
He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie on 25 March 2019, in a 3–3 draw against Jong Utrecht.[3] In June 2020, he extended his contract for an additional three seasons, until mid-2023.[4]
Van Gelderen was first named to the bench for the senior Ajax team on 27 February 2022, in a league loss to Go Ahead Eagles.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax on 23 April 2022 in a game against NEC as a 45th-minute substitute for the injured Perr Schuurs.[6]
Groningen
editOn 17 June 2022, Van Gelderen signed a four-year contract with Groningen.[7] He made his debut for the club on 14 August, replacing Neraysho Kasanwirjo in the 92nd minute of a resounding 6–1 league loss to his former club, Ajax.[8] On 25 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the Trots van het Noorden, contributing to a 3–0 home victory against Excelsior.[9] At the end of the season, Groningen suffered relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie for the first time in 23 years, with Van Gelderen having scored once in 18 total appearances.[10][11]
RKC Waalwijk
editOn 26 July 2024, van Gelderen joined RKC Waalwijk on a three-year contract.[12]
International career
editBorn in the Netherlands, Van Gelderen is of Surinamese descent.[13] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.
On 5 September 2024, van Gelderen made his debut for the Suriname national team in a 3–1 away win against Guyana.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 23 October 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 2 | — | — | 58 | 2 | ||||
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Groningen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2 | ||
Honours
editAjax[15]
Netherlands U17
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[17]
References
edit- ^ Hoorn, Jort van der (8 June 2018). "Liam van Gelderen: Van SVA naar Barcelona?". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Freriks, Gijs (2 February 2018). "Ajax komt met contractnieuws: verdediger tekent eerste contract". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Jong Ajax vs. Jong FC Utrecht 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Contractverlenging Liam van Gelderen". Ajax (in Dutch). 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Ajax 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Ajax redt vege lijf op het nippertje bij NEC dankzij invaller Brobbey". NOS (in Dutch). 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "FC Groningen neemt verdediger Van Gelderen over van Ajax". FC Groningen (Press release) (in Dutch). 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Vleugelspelers Bergwijn en Antony leiden swingend Ajax langs Groningen: 6–1". NOS (in Dutch). 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Groningen verslaat Excelsior en weet na elf wedstrijden weer eens te winnen". NOS (in Dutch). 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "FC Groningen degradeert na 23 jaar uit de Eredivisie". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b Liam van Gelderen at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Liam van Gelderen nieuwste defensieve aanwinst van RKC Waalwijk" [Liam van Gelderen latest defensive acquisition of RKC Waalwijk] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
- ^ "Guyana v Suriname - CONCACAF Nations League". CONCACAF. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Liam van Gelderen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.