2024–25 AFC Ajax Season
The 2024–25 season was the List of AFC Ajax seasons, 125th season in the history of AFC Ajax, Ajax, and their 69th consecutive season in the Eredivisie, Dutch top flight. The club participated in the 2024–25 Eredivisie, Eredivisie, 2024–25 KNVB Cup, KNVB Cup and 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa League. Players Squad Transfers In Out Loans in Loans out Overview On 23 May, Ajax signed the contract with new manager Francesco Farioli. His new assistant managers will be Daniele Cavalletto, Dave Vos and Felipe Sanchez Mateos. Jelle ten Rouwelaar was signed as the new goalkeeping coach. Furthermore, Osman Kul is a new video analyst and new fitness coach is Callum Walsh, in the beginning of preseason together with Allesandro Schoenmaker. On 31 May, the new away kit for the new season and training range was released; Ajax Away: A Work of Amsterdam. On 19 June, Ajax and Ziggo extended their sponsorship contract by t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qarabağ FK
Qarabağ Futbol Klubu () is an Azerbaijani professional football club that competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. The club originates from Aghdam in the Karabakh ( Azerbaijani: ''Qarabağ'') region, but has not played in its hometown since 1993 due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The club now plays in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Qarabağ plays its matches at the Azersun Arena and Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, which also serves as the venue for Azerbaijan national team matches. Formed in 1987, Qarabağ were founding members of the Azerbaijan Premier League in 1992. One season later, they won their first league championship, becoming the first non-Baku-based club to win the Premier League title. Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftçi PFK which has participated in all Premier League championships so far. In 2014, the club won the Premier League, their first league title in 21 years. Qarabağ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ahmetcan Kaplan
Ahmetcan Kaplan (; born 16 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax. Club career A youth product of Trabzonspor, Kaplan signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 August 2020. He made his professional debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Alanyaspor on 27 September 2021. Kaplan joined Dutch club Ajax of the Eredivisie on a five-year contract in August 2022. International career Kaplan is an international for Turkey, having earlier been a youth international, represented the Turkey U16s and U17s. On 7 June 2024, he was selected in Turkey's 26-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2024. Career statistics Honours Trabzonspor * Süper Lig: 2021–22 * Turkish Super Cup: 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jay Gorter
Jay Gorter (born 30 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Ajax. Career Go Ahead Eagles Born in Amsterdam, Gorter played youth football for FC Purmerend (until 2010), Ajax (2010–2014), Amsterdamsche FC (2014–2015) and AZ Alkmaar (2015–2018) before joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2018. He made his debut for the club on 29 October 2019 in a 3–1 win at fellow Eerste Divisie club Almere City FC. On 16 December 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, lasting for two-and-a-half years. However, following behavioral problems with staff and fellow players, he was demoted to the under-19 team. Gorter made 40 appearances across the 2020–21 season in all competitions and kept 25 league clean sheets, a league record, as Go Ahead Eagles were promoted to the Eredivisie. Ajax On 12 June 2021, it was announced that Gorter would join AFC Ajax on a four-year contract, effective from 1 July 2021. Mainly appearing for Jong Ajax in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mika Godts
Mika Marcel Godts (born 7 June 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Eredivisie club Ajax. Early life Born in Leuven, Godts began playing football at a young age. He joined the youth setup of Anderlecht, where he developed his technical and tactical skills, before signing with Genk in 2020. He also represented Belgium at under-17 level for the first time in 2020. Club career Genk Godts progressed to Jong Genk, Genk's reserve team, competing in the Challenger Pro League. During the first half of the 2022–23 season, he made 19 appearances and scored 7 goals. As his contract approached its expiry date in June 2023, Godts indicated he did not intend to sign a new deal with Genk, attracting interest from other clubs. Ajax On 31 January 2023, Godts signed for Ajax on a contract until June 2025, with Ajax paying a reported fee of €1 million plus a sell-on clause. He initially joined Jong Ajax, making a goal-scoring debut on 20 February 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brian Brobbey
Brian Ebenezer Adjei Brobbey (born 1 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Club career Early career Brobbey began his youth career with AFC before joining the Ajax academy in 2010. Ajax Brobbey made his Ajax debut in the Eredivisie on 31 October 2020, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 5–2 victory over Fortuna Sittard. He made his European debut in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League against Atalanta on 9 December 2020 and his performance was praised by coach Erik ten Hag. On 3 February 2021, Ajax director of football Marc Overmars confirmed that Brobbey would leave the club at the expiry of his contract at the end of the season. Brobbey scored his first goal in a European competition on 18 February, netting Ajax's second goal in their Europa League round of 32 first leg away win over Lille. RB Leipzig On 12 March 2021, RB Leipzig announced the signing of Br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jordan Henderson
Jordan Brian Henderson (born 17 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax, which he captains, and the England national team. He is noted for his leadership, versatility, and physicality. Henderson joined the Sunderland Academy at the age of eight, making his first-team debut a decade later in November 2008. He spent six months on loan at Coventry City in 2009, before returning to Sunderland. In 2011, Henderson signed for Liverpool, winning his first trophy with the club, the League Cup, one year later. Appointed Liverpool captain in 2015, Henderson won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, and in 2020 led his team to the Premier League title. For his performances in the title-winning season, Henderson was named FWA Footballer of the Year. In 2022, Henderson won the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, with Liverpool beating Chelsea on penalties in both finals. An England internati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Owen Wijndal
Owen Wijndal (born 28 November 1999) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for club AFC Ajax, Ajax. He also plays for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Club career AZ Born in Zaandam, Wijndal joined the AZ Alkmaar, AZ youth academy at the age of 10, having formerly played for local sides ZVV Zaandijk and HFC Haarlem. He was promoted to the Jong AZ, second team for the 2016–17 season playing in the third-tier Tweede Divisie. On 4 February 2017, Wijndal made his first-team debut for AZ, starting in a 4–2 home loss to PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie due to injuries to regular starter Ridgeciano Haps and backup Thomas Ouwejan. The end of the 2016–17 Eredivisie, 2016–17 season saw AZ end on sixth place and thereby qualifying for 2016–17 Eredivisie#Play-offs, domestic play-offs for participation in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jorrel Hato
Jorrel Hato (born 7 March 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Early life Born in Rotterdam, Hato moved from the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam to Ajax in 2018. Club career Ajax 2022–23: Debut season In March 2022, Hato signed his first professional contract, keeping him with Ajax until July 2025 despite reported interest from other European clubs. As captain of the Ajax under-19 team in the UEFA Youth League, he scored a notable solo goal against Napoli in October 2022. He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie on 4 November 2022, coming on as a substitute against FC Dordrecht. On 11 January 2023, Hato made his senior competitive debut for Ajax in the KNVB Cup against Den Bosch, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win. On 5 February 2023, he made his Eredivisie debut as a substitute against SC Cambuur, becoming the third youngest player to d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anton Gaaei
Anton Gaaei (born 19 November 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Ajax. Club career Viborg FF Anton Gaaei started his career in Bruunshåb/Tapdrup IF and then passed by Overlund GF, before he moved to Viborg.Gaaei belønnes med kontrakt vff.dk, 6 December 2020 From the summer 2020, Gaaei began training regular with the first team. On 2 September 2020, Gaaei got his official debut for Viborg, as he came on from the bench in the 76th minute against FC Fredericia in the . Three months later, in December 2020, Gaaei signed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucas Rosa
Lucas Oliveira Rosa (born 3 April 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dutch club Ajax. Mainly a right-back, he has been deployed as a right wing-back and a left-back on occasion. Internationally, Lucas played for his native Brazil at under-17 level. Club career Early career Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Lucas played for local Vale Sports, Taubaté and Palmeiras' youth categories. Juventus In April 2018, Lucas moved to Italy to join Juventus, initially playing for their Primavera (under-19) squad. He was promoted to the Juventus U23 team (later renamed Juventus Next Gen) competing in Serie C. He made his professional debut for the U23s on 30 March 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Pistoiese. Over three seasons, Rosa made 31 appearances for Juventus U23 in Serie C. He was also part of the squad that won the Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2019–20 season. Real Valladolid On 27 May 2021, Rosa signed a four-year con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |