Justin Bakker

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Justin Bakker
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Bakker with Jong AZ in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Vitesse
Number 5
Youth career
SV Zandvoort
FC Purmerend
Zeeburgia
2007–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 AFC
2011–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Jong AZ 93 (1)
2020–2023 Go Ahead Eagles 31 (1)
2023–2024 KuPS 5 (0)
2023–2024KuPS II 4 (0)
2024– Vitesse 11 (0)
International career
2013 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands U16 5 (1)
2014 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025

Justin Bakker (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse.

Club career

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Bakker played in the youth of AZ, where he won the Tweede Divisie championship with the second team of AZ, Jong AZ, in the 2016–17 season.[1] He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 18 August 2017, in a 1–3 away win over FC Den Bosch.[2] On 14 December 2016, he was part of the AZ first-team squad for the KNVB Cup match against ASWH, but he did not make an appearance.[3] The following day, he signed a contract extension, keeping him part of AZ until 2020.[3]

On 10 September 2020, Bakker joined Go Ahead Eagles as a free agent on a one-year contract with an option for an extra year.[4] Prior to signing, he had been on a trial with the club and impressed the coaching staff.[5] On 2 October, he made his debut the club in a 2–3 home loss to Jong FC Utrecht as a replacement for the injured starter, Jeroen Veldmate.[6]

On 31 January 2023, Bakker joined Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.[7] On 24 July 2024, his deal was terminated by mutual agreement, after Bakker had suffered from injuries for over a year.[8]

On 8 August 2024, Bakker signed with Vitesse for two seasons, with an option for a third.[9]

Personal life

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His cousin Mitchel Bakker is also a professional footballer for Atalanta in Serie A.

Career statistics

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As of 31 August 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 17 0 17 0
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 33 1 33 1
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 17 0 17 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 26 0 26 0
Total 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 1
Go Ahead Eagles 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 15 0 3 0 18 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 13 1 1 0 14 1
2022–23 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 31 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
KuPS Akatemia 2023 Kakkonen 4 0 4 0
KuPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 5[b] 0 10 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 0
Vitesse 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 136 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 145 2
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

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Jong AZ

KuPS

References

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  8. ^ Kiitos Bakker ja Muritala!, kups.fi, 24 July 2024
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