Wouter Goes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wouter Maarten Goes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position | 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 | 61 | (2) |
| 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 | 8 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Wouter Maarten Goes (born 10 June 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. He is a Dutch youth international.[2]
Club career
[edit]He progressed through the ranks of the AZ Alkmaar academy, where he developed to become a leader of the youth teams.[3] Goes signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2020 and was established as the captain of the AZ under-17 side at that point.[4]
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[5] and Villarreal.[6] 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.[7]
Goes subsequently made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ Alkmaar on 4 February 2023 against Volendam, as a starter.[8] On 25 February, he scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 2–1 victory over Cambuur.[9] He played in the final of the KNVB Cup as AZ lost to Go Ahead Eagles on penalties on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Go Ahead Eagles scored a 98th minute equaliser.[10]
International career
[edit]A Netherlands youth international, Goes is a regular with the several Dutch youth selections since January 2019.[3][4] In March 2024, he featured for the Netherlands national under-21 football team in a 3-0 win against Moldova U21 in a qualifying match for the U21 European Championship.[11] The following season he also featured for the Dutch U21 side in a 2-1 away win against Italy U21.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 October 2025
| 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 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9[b] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 124 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearacnes in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: December 2024,[13] May 2025[14]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2024,[15] May 2025,[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "UEFA Conference League 2025/2026: Booking List before League Phase MatchDay 2" (PDF). UEFA. 16 October 2025. p. 1. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Wouter Goes at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Speler van de Maand: Wouter Goes". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b "AZ contracteert Goes". AZ Alkmaar (in Dutch). 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AZ stoot Villarreal uit Youth League". AZ Alkmaar. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Zeges voor Volendam en Emmen, VVV maakt indruk in Maastricht". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Volendam vs. AZ 1 - 1". Soccerway. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "AZ vs. Cambuur 2 - 1". Soccerway. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles Win The KNVB Cup". Football-Oranje. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "MOLDOVA U21 VS. NETHERLANDS U21 0 - 3". Soccerway. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "ITALY U21 VS. NETHERLANDS U21 1 - 2". Soccerway. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Wouter Goes has been named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month for the second time". Eredivisie. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Wouter Goes once again crowned as Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month for May". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "8 clubs provide players for the Eredivisie Team of the Month for December". Eredivisie. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Eredivisie Team of the Month: AZ leads the way". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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