Navajo Bakboord

Surinamese footballer

Navajo Bakboord
Personal information

Date of birth	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands^[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Heracles Almelo
Number	19
Youth career
2003–2005	ASV Fortius
2005–2007	ASV-DWV
2007–2018	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Jong Ajax	24	(0)
2019−	Heracles Almelo	39	(0)
International career
2013–2014	Netherlands U15	3	(0)
2014–2015	Netherlands U16	12	(0)
2015–2016	Netherlands U17	12	(0)
2016–2017	Netherlands U18	6	(0)
2017	Netherlands U19	7	(0)
2018	Netherlands U20	6	(0)
2023–	Suriname	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2023

Navajo Bakboord (born 29 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a right back for Heracles Almelo.^[2] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Bakboord made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 1 December 2017 in a game against MVV.^[3] On 23 May 2019 it has been announced that Bakboord signed with Heracles Almelo.^[4]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Bakboord is of Surinamese descent.^[5] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands, having played for them up to the Netherlands U20s. In June 2023, he switched to play for the Suriname national team for a set of 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification matches.^[6]

Honours

Jong Ajax

Eerste Divisie: 2017–18

References

^ "Navajo Bakboord". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ Navajo Bakboord at WorldFootball.net
^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 December 2017.
^ "Navajo Bakboord naar Heracles Almelo". AFC Ajax. 23 May 2019.
^ "Dit team van Nederlandse Surinamers kan Natio naar het WK helpen". Sportnieuws. January 19, 2020.
^ "Navajo Bakboord opgenomen in de voorselectie van Suriname". Heracles Almelo. August 19, 2023.