Justin Bakker

Dutch footballer
Justin Bakker
Bakker with Jong AZ in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 2
Youth career
SV Zandvoort
FC Purmerend
Zeeburgia
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 AFC
2011–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Jong AZ 93 (1)
2020–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 31 (1)
2023– KuPS 5 (0)
2023– → KuPS II 4 (0)
International career
2013 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U16 5 (1)
2014 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023

Justin Bakker (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

Club career

Bakker played in the youth of AZ, where he won the Tweede Divisie championship with the second team of AZ, Jong AZ, in the 2016–17 season.[1] He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 18 August 2017, in a 1–3 away win over FC Den Bosch.[2] On 14 December 2016, he was part of the AZ first-team squad for the KNVB Cup match against ASWH, but he did not make an appearance.[3] The following day, he signed a contract extension, keeping him part of AZ until 2020.[3]

On 10 September 2020, Bakker joined Go Ahead Eagles as a free agent on a one-year contract with an option for an extra year.[4] Prior to signing, he had been on a trial with the club and impressed the coaching staff.[5] On 2 October, he made his debut the club in a 2–3 home loss to Jong FC Utrecht as a replacement for the injured starter, Jeroen Veldmate.[6]

On 31 January 2023, Bakker joined Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.[7]

Honours

Jong AZ

References

  1. ^ a b "Jong AZ glansrijk kampioen van nieuwe Tweede divisie". knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "AZ verlengt met Bakker". az.nl (in Dutch). AZ. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Justin Bakker: 'Nieuwe uitdaging, nieuwe start, fris begin'" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Justin Bakker op proef bij Go Ahead Eagles" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Vooruitblik Go Ahead Eagles - Jong FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020. Jeroen Veldmate heeft tijdens de training een tik tegen zijn been gehad, waardoor Van Wonderen lichte twijfels heeft of zijn aanvoerder morgen aan de aftrap verschijnt. "Zijn kwetsuur is niet ernstig, maar het kan wel een paar dagen pijnlijk aanvoelen voor hem. Indien Jeroen morgenavond niet fit genoeg oogt, dan zal Justin Bakker hem centraal in de verdediging vervangen."
  7. ^ "Tervetuloa keltamustiin Justin Bakker". kups.fi (in Finnish). KuPs. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links

  • Justin Bakker at Soccerway
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Kuopion Palloseura – current squad