Justin Bakker
 Bakker with Jong AZ in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| 2023–2024 | → KuPS II | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vitesse | 3 | (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, correct as of 31 August 2024 | |||
Justin Bakker (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club Vitesse.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]His cousin Mitchel Bakker is also a professional footballer for Atalanta in Serie A.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 August 2024.
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Jong AZ
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jong AZ glansrijk kampioen van nieuwe Tweede divisie". knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "AZ verlengt met Bakker". az.nl (in Dutch). AZ. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Justin Bakker: 'Nieuwe uitdaging, nieuwe start, fris begin'" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Justin Bakker op proef bij Go Ahead Eagles" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Vooruitblik Go Ahead Eagles - Jong FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
Jeroen Veldmate heeft tijdens de training een tik tegen zijn been gehad, waardoor Van Wonderen lichte twijfels heeft of zijn aanvoerder morgen aan de aftrap verschijnt. "Zijn kwetsuur is niet ernstig, maar het kan wel een paar dagen pijnlijk aanvoelen voor hem. Indien Jeroen morgenavond niet fit genoeg oogt, dan zal Justin Bakker hem centraal in de verdediging vervangen."
- ^ "Tervetuloa keltamustiin Justin Bakker". kups.fi (in Finnish). KuPs. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Kiitos Bakker ja Muritala!, kups.fi, 24 July 2024
- ^ "Justin Bakker nieuwe verdedigende aanwinst Vitesse" [Justin Bakker is a new defensive acquisition for Vitesse] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Justin Bakker at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Jong AZ players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen