Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra (born 5 August 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.
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| Full name | Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Assendelft, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Wormerveer | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jong AZ | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | AZ | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:54, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editA youth product of Fortuna Wormerveer, Dijkstra joined the academy of AZ in 2019 and was promoted to Jong AZ in 2023. On 5 August, he signed his first professional contract with AZ until 2029.[1] On 27 February 2025, he made his debut with the senior AZ squad in a 2–2 (5–6) penalty shootout win over Heracles Almelo in the KNVB Cup.[2]
International career
editDijkstra was called up to the Netherlands U17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[3] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||||
| AZ | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Voormalig Fortunees Elijah Dijkstra tekent contract voor vijf AZ jaren". SV Fortuna Wormerveer.
- ↑ "Bijzondere tijden voor nieuwe AZ-parel: Elijah Dijkstra". Elfvoetbal.nl.
- ↑ "Selectie Oranje onder 17 voor EK in Hongarije". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 9 May 2023.
- ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
edit- Elijah Dijkstra at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile