Mees Bakker (born 11 March 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...

Club career

He made his

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debut for

Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Zaandam in the Zaanstreek. It is the reserve team of AZ, based in Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 k ...

on 20 August 2018 in a game against

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, as a starter. On 7 July 2022, Bakker joined

on a season-long loan with an option to buy. 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.

International career

He made one group-stage appearance with the

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at the

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and was the backup in the other games, as Netherlands won the tournament.

Honours

International

Netherlands U17 *

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* 2001 births People from Heiloo Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Jong AZ players De Graafschap players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from North Holland 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub