Mees Bakker

Mees Bakker (born 11 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.

Mees Bakker
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001
Place of birth Heiloo, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
De Graafschap
Number 1
Youth career
VV HSV Heiloo
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Jong AZ 13 (0)
2020–2023 AZ 0 (0)
2022–2023De Graafschap (loan) 1 (0)
2023– De Graafschap 0 (0)
International career
2016 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 4 (0)
2018 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2019 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
WinnerEngland 2018U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2018

Club career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 20 August 2018 in a game against Almere City, as a starter.[1]

On 7 July 2022, Bakker joined De Graafschap on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[2] On 1 June 2023, De Graafschap made the transfer permanent and signed a one-year contract with Bakker, with an option for a second year.[3]

International career

He made one group-stage appearance with the Netherlands national under-17 football team at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was the backup in the other games, as Netherlands won the tournament.[4]

Honours

International

Netherlands U17

References

  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 August 2018.
  2. "De Graafschap trekt doelman Mees Bakker aan". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "De Graafschap legt doelman Mees Bakker vast" (in Dutch). De Graafschap. 1 June 2023.
  4. "Netherlands U17 v Serbia U17 game report". UEFA. 11 May 2018.
  5. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.


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