Wouter Goes

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Wouter Goes
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Personal information
Full name Wouter Maarten Goes[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 3
Youth career
ASV Arsenal
–2016 Ajax
2016–2021 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong AZ 37 (1)
2023– AZ 65 (2)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2019–2020 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
2022– Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2024– Netherlands U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025

Wouter Maarten Goes (born 10 June 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. He is a Dutch youth international.[2]

Club career

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He progressed through the ranks of the AZ Alkmaar academy, where he developed to become a leader of the youth teams.[3] Goes signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2020 and was established as the captain of the AZ under-17 side at that point.[4]

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[5] and Villarreal.[6] 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.[7]

Goes subsequently made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ Alkmaar on 4 February 2023 against Volendam, as a starter.[8] On 25 February, he scored his first Eredivisie goal in a 2–1 victory over Cambuur.[9] He played in the final of the KNVB Cup as AZ lost to Go Ahead Eagles on penalties on 21 April 2025. The game had ended 1-1 in normal time after Go Ahead Eagles scored a 98th minute equaliser.[10]

International career

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A Netherlands youth international, Goes is a regular with the several Dutch youth selections since January 2019.[3][4] In March 2024, he featured for the Netherlands national under-21 football team in a 3-0 win against Moldova U21 in a qualifying match for the U21 European Championship.[11] The following season he also featured for the Dutch U21 side in a 2-1 away win against Italy U21.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 28 1 4 1 9[b] 0 41 2
2025–26 Eredivisie 14 0 0 0 11[a] 0 25 0
Total 65 2 7 1 23 0 95 3
Career total 102 3 7 1 23 0 131 4
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearacnes in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Individual

References

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