Elijah Dijkstra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fortuna Wormerveer | |||
| 2019–2023 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Jong AZ | 29 | (3) |
| 2025– | AZ | 2 | (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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra (born 5 August 2006) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.
Career
A youth product of Fortuna Wormerveer, Dijkstra joined the academy of AZ in 2019 and was promoted to Jong Ajax 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
Dijkstra 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
- As of match played 14 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Netherlands U19
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.