Sam Beukema (born 17 November 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Career

Go Ahead Eagles

Beukema made his

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 ...

debut for

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on 1 September 2017 in a game against

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

AZ Alkmaar

On 31 March 2021, Beukema signed a contract at AZ until 2026, joining the team as of July 2021.

Bologna

On 3 July 2023, AZ agreed a fee of €10 million to sign Beukema, with Denso Kasius heading the other way.

Napoli

On 20 July 2025, Beukema joined fellow

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club

signing a five-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Bologna *

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: 2024–25 Individual *

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 ...

Team of the Month: January 2022,

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References

External links

Profile
at the Bologna FC 1909 website * Living people 1998 births Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Deventer Men's association football central defenders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Serie A players Go Ahead Eagles players AZ Alkmaar players Bologna FC 1909 players SSC Napoli players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub