Wouter Goes (born 10 June 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[1]
Club career
Having come through the AZ Alkmaar academy, where he soon developed as a leader of the youth teams,[2] Wouter Goes signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2020, as he already was the captain of AZ under-17.[3]
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[4] and Villarreal.[5]
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.[6]
Goes made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ Alkmaar on 4 February 2023 against Volendam, as a starter.[7] On 25 February, he scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 2–1 victory over Cambuur.[8]
International career
A Netherlands youth international, Goes is a regular with the several Dutch youth selections since January 2019.[2][3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 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 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Total | 43 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
Career total | 80 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 98 | 3 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearacnes in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ "AZ vs. Cambuur 2 - 1". Soccerway. 25 February 2023.
External links
- Wouter Goes at Soccerway
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