Aaron Bouwman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKVV DSS | |||
| Koninklijke HFC | |||
| 2018–2024 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jong Ajax | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 10 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Aaron Bouwman (born 28 August 2007) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Jong Ajax.
Career
Bouwman is a product of the youth academies of RKVV DSS, Koninklijke HFC and Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie tie with Roda on 26 April 2024.[2] In the summer of 2024, he was called up to the pre-season training camp with the senior Ajax squad.[3] On 30 May 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax until 2027.[4] In the summer of 2025, he again joined Ajax for the preseason training camp.[5]
International career
Bouwman was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Jamaican-English mother.[6][7][8] He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship.[9] In February 2022, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands U15s for a set of friendlies.[10] In October 2023, he was called up to another set of friendlies.[11] In October 2024, he was called up to the Netherlands U18s for a training camp.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Ajax | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Talent maakt debuut bij Ajax: wie is Aaron Bouwman?". Voetbalflitsen.nl - het meest aansprakende voetbalnieuws met focus op Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV en het Nederlands Elftal. 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Ajax-talent (16) tekent profcontract en stippelt route uit richting hoofdmacht | Voetbalzone". www.voetbalzone.nl.
- ^ "Farioli takes these Ajacieden to training camp". english.ajax.nl.
- ^ "Bouwman verheugd na tekenen contract: 'Fantastisch dat mijn opa en oma dit mee kunnen maken'". Ajax Showtime. 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Preseason: Ajax begint fris en aanvallend aan seizoen, Bouwman lijkt klaar voor stap naar Ajax 1". Ajax Showtime. 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Ajax-talent heeft zeer duidelijke boodschap voor Heitinga". Head Topics. 12 July 2025.
- ^ Karatag, Oezguer. "Aaron Bouwman AFC Ajax (Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax) Defender,Centre back List player Player". Soccer-Talents.com international Soccer Talents. Base of young soccer-players, goal scoring lists an. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Meet Aaron Bouwman: Ajax's Rising Star! 🇯🇲" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Wie is Aaron Bouwman, het talent dat zijn debuut voor Ajax heeft gemaakt?". VoetbalNieuws.nl. 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 15 voor oefenduels met België". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Alexander Palland neemt 36 spelers op in voorselectie voor oefenduels met Zuid-Korea". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Onder 18 (m) met 23 spelers naar Marbella voor oefenduels". www.onsoranje.nl.