Maurits Schmitz

Maurits Schmitz (born 31 March 1993) is a Dutch former professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper.

Maurits Schmitz
Personal information
Full name Maurits Climma Schmitz
Date of birth (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2002–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jong Ajax 1 (0)
2014 Ajax Zaterdag 15 (0)
2015–2016 Go Ahead Eagles 0 (0)
2016–2017 Spakenburg
International career
2008 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2008 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2009 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

AFC Ajax

Maurits Schmitz joined the youth ranks of AFC Ajax in 2002 where he progressed through the various ranks, signing his first professional contract in the summer of 2012. On 8 August 2013 his contract with Ajax was extended for another year, binding him to the club until the summer of 2014.[1] He joined the reserves squad at first, having played for the A1 youth selection the previous season. He made his professional debut in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 14 October 2013 against Fortuna Sittard, playing the full 90'-minutes in the 3–0 away loss.[2]

In the summer of 2014, Schmitz became the first choice keeper for Ajax Zaterdag (Ajax 3), the newly promoted amateur team of Ajax, competing in the Topklasse, the third tier of professional football in the Netherlands.[3] He made 15 league appearances while keeping two clean sheets. He also made one appearance in the first round of the KNVB Cup in a 4–0 win against De Valk.[4]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 22 December 2014 it was announced that Schmitz would transfer to Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer where he would become third choice goalkeeper behind Mickey van der Hart, who was serving a loan spell from Ajax, and second choice keeper Erik Cummins.[5] He made no appearances in one season with the club, having been on the bench as second keeper for one match.

SV Spakenburg

In March 2016, Schmitz was released from the Eagles with no extension of his contract, leaving him to search for a new club. That same Month it was announced that Schmitz had signed with Dutch Tweede Divisie side SV Spakenburg.[6]

International career

Maurits Schmitz made his international debut playing for the Netherlands U-15 squad on 11 March 2008, in a friendly match against Belgium U-15, which ended in a 4–2 victory for the Dutch. He played in two more friendly fixtures for the under-15 squad, both against Switzerland U-15 which each ended in 0–2 losses at home only two days apart from each other.[7] On 22 April 2008 Maurits Schmitz made his only appearance for the Netherlands U-16 squad in a friendly match against Northern Ireland U-16, playing the full 90'-minutes in the 2–0 home win.[8] On 24 September 2009 Schmitz made his debut and only appearance for the Netherlands U-17 team. He played the entire match in the friendly encounter against France U-17 which the Dutch won with a 2–1 victory.[9]

Statistics

Club performance
As of 2014-12-22[10]
Club performance League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2013–14Jong AjaxEerste Divisie10––––––10
2014–15Ajax ZaterdagTopklasse15010––––160
2014–15Go Ahead EaglesEredivisie0000––––00
2015–16Eerste Divisie0000––––00
2016–17SpakenburgTweede Divisie0000––––00
Total Netherlands 16010––––170
Career total 16010––––170

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

References
  1. "Verlenging-contract-Maurits-Schmitz". 8 August 2013.
  2. "Fortuna Sittard vs. Jong Ajax 3-0". 14 October 2013.
  3. "Transfervrije Schmitz naar Ajax Zaterdag !". 1 September 2014.
  4. "KNVB Beker: Ajax wint ruim van De Valk en treft nu NEC !". 27 August 2014.
  5. "Go Ahead Eagles haalt Maurits Schmitz van Ajax als derde doelman". 22 December 2014.
  6. "Keeper Maurits Schmitz naar SV Spakenburg". 4 March 2016.
  7. "Maurits Schmitz - Nederland Onder-15 Statistiek". 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  8. "Maurits Schmitz - Nederland Onder-16 Statistiek". 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  9. "Maurits Schmitz - Nederland Onder-17 Statistiek". 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  10. "Maurits Schmitz Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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