Maarten Paes

Dutch footballer

Maarten Paes
Personal information
Full name	Maarten Vincent Paes^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Dallas
Number	30
Youth career
2009-201kbb	VV Union
2012–2016	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	NEC	0	(0)
2018–2022	Utrecht	44	(0)
2018–2022	Jong Utrecht	18	(0)
2022–	FC Dallas	72	(0)
International career
2016–2017	Netherlands U19	2	(0)
2018	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2019–2021	Netherlands U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024

Maarten Vincent Paes (born 14 May 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

Club career

In the 2017–18 season, he served as a backup goalkeeper to Joris Delle at NEC^[3]

On 4 April 2018, he signed with Utrecht on a three-year contract with an option for fourth year.^[4]

He made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht on 19 August 2018 against PEC Zwolle.^[5]

On 20 January 2022, Paes joined MLS side FC Dallas on a six-month loan.^[6] On 24 June 2022, Dallas exercised the option to make the transfer permanent.^[7]

International career

He was a member of the Netherlands U19 squads for both 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, but did not appear in any games, serving as backup to Yanick van Osch and Justin Bijlow respectively.

Personal life

Paes is eligible to play for both the Netherlands, the country of his birth, and Indonesia, the country of his grandparent's birth.^[8]

References

^ "DPR Terima Berkas Naturalisasi Ragnar Oratmangoen, Thom Haye dan Maarten Paes" (in Indonesian). Inews. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ "Maarten Paes". FC Dallas. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ "Dordrecht v NEC Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 April 2018.
^ "FC Utrecht Legt Maarten Paes Vast" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 5 April 2018.
^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
^ "FC Dallas Acquires Goalkeeper Maarten Paes on Loan from FC Utrecht | FC Dallas".
^ "Overgang definitief: Maarten Paes verkocht aan FC Dallas" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Selain Thom Haye, Erick Thohir juga Tertarik Menaturalisasi Kiper MLS, Maarten Paes demi Timnas Indonesia". bola.com (in Indonesian). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.