Jay Gorter (born 30 May 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Go Ahead Eagles

Born in

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, Gorter played youth football for FC Purmerend (until 2010),

(2010–2014),

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(2014–2015) and

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

(2015–2018) before joining

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in 2018. He made his debut for the club on 29 October 2019 in a 3–1 win at fellow

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

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. 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 The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

Ajax

On 12 June 2021, it was announced that Gorter would join

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on a four-year contract, effective from 1 July 2021. Mainly appearing for

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in the second division, he made his first-team debut for Ajax on 22 January 2022 in a

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game against

Excelsior Maassluis Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands, founded in 1918. The club's home ground is the 5,000 capacity arena known as Sportpark Dijkpolder. History Excelsior won the Hoofdklasse of 2013 and became champions of the T ...

. For the 2022 Johan Cruyff Shield on 30 July 2022, Gorter was chosen as a starter in favour of the experienced

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, who had been struggling with injuries during pre-season. He was criticised for his involvement in two goals conceded while Ajax lost the match 5–3. On 31 January 2023, Gorter signed for

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club

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on loan until the end of the season.

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- Voetbal International * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorter, Jay 2000 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Purmerend Men's association football goalkeepers AZ Alkmaar players Go Ahead Eagles players AFC Ajax players Aberdeen F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen