Max de Waal
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | Always Forward | ||
2011–2013 | HV Veerhuys | ||
2012–2013 | Hollandia | ||
2013–2019 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Jong Ajax | 41 | (11) |
2022 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2023– | Willem II | 14 | (1) |
2024– | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Netherlands U16 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 |
Max de Waal (born 10 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on loan from Willem II.
Club career
[edit]Ajax
[edit]De Waal began his football career with Always Forward, based in his hometown Hoorn,[2] for whom he played until 2012. He also played for HV Veerhuys for three years while playing for Always Forward.[3][4] He then moved to Hollandia for a year before moving to the renowned Ajax youth academy.[5] In 2017–18, he made one appearance for the under-17 team. In the following season he established himself in the team and scored nine goals in 26 games. In 2019–20, De Waal mainly played for the under-19 team, including in the UEFA Youth League.[6]
He made his first appearance for Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie in a match against Jong PSV on 16 September 2019. He came on in the 69th minute for Alex Mendez and scored the 2–0 winner in stoppage time.[7] During the season he was utilised once more in the Eerste Divisie.[8] In the following season, he played more regularly for the Jong Ajax team.[9] However, he would only signed his first professional contract with Jong Ajax in December 2020.[10]
Loans
[edit]In January 2022, De Waal extended his contract with Ajax but immediately went out on loan to bottom of the table side PEC Zwolle.[11] He made his debut for the side on 5 February 2022, replacing Mustafa Saymak in the 81st minute of a 1–1 home draw against NEC.[12][13] De Waal made seven appearances for PEC – all as a substitute – as the club suffered relegation to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.[14][15]
On 24 June 2022, after returning to Ajax, De Waal was sent on a one-season loan to Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag.[16] He made his ADO debut under new head coach Dirk Kuyt on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season, starting in midfield in a resounding 4–0 defeat against recently relegated Heracles Almelo; all goals fell in the first half.[17][18] On 28 August, De Waal scored his first goal for the club against his parent club Jong Ajax, adding an assist to help ADO to a 4–0 home win.[19] Following Kuyt's dismissal in November 2022, De Waal was utilised less frequently and mainly appeared as a substitute during his successor Dick Advocaat's tenure during the latter part of the season.[20] De Waal scored twice in 21 appearances for ADO, before returning to Ajax in June 2023.[21]
Willem II
[edit]On 12 July 2023, De Waal signed a three-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Willem II.[22] He made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, starting in a 1–1 away draw against FC Eindhoven on 13 August.[23] On 6 October, he scored his first goal for the Tricolores in a 4–2 league victory against De Graafschap after coming on as a second-half substitute.[24]
On 2 September 2024, de Waal moved on loan to VVV-Venlo.[25]
International career
[edit]De Waal has played for two Netherlands national youth teams, but has yet to play in a major tournament.[26]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 12 April 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 41 | 11 | — | — | — | 41 | 11 | |||||
PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Willem II | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Career total | 80 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "M. de Waal". Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Hoorns talent Max de Waal tekent profcontract bij Ajax". OnsWestfriesland (in Dutch). 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Max de Waal naar Ajax". HV Veerhuys (in Dutch). 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Always Forward-talent Max de Waal gaat als een speer bij AJAX". S.V. Always Forward (in Dutch). 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Max de Waal - Amsterdamsdagblad.nl". Amsterdamsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Max de Waal » Youth Youth League 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Jong Ajax geeft alvast goede voorbeeld tegen Jong PSV". www.ajaxlife.nl (in Dutch). 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Max de Waal » Eerste Divisie 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Max de Waal » Eerste Divisie 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "De Waal tekent contract: 'Was het wachten waard'". Ajax (in Dutch). 4 December 2020.
- ^ Schot, Vincent (4 January 2022). "Max de Waal verlengt zijn contract bij Ajax en gaat op huurbasis naar PEC Zwolle: Ik ben doordrongen van de enige doelstelling voor het komende half jaar: handhaving". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "Hekkensluiter PEC sleept met tien man punt uit het vuur tegen NEC". NOS (in Dutch). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. NEC – 5 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b Max de Waal at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle na tien jaar eredivisie gedegradeerd na nederlaag bij Sparta". NOS (in Dutch). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag huurt Max de Waal voor een seizoen". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Horrordebuut voor Kuyt: Heracles walst met 4-0 over ADO Den Haag heen". Voetbalnieuws (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag kent valse start van het nieuwe seizoen en verliest 4–0 van Heracles Almelo". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Kuijt kan eindelijk juichen met ADO: 4–0 winst op Jong Ajax". NOS (in Dutch). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Bruijn, Thijs de (16 April 2023). "Komen ze terug of blijven ze weg? Dit is het perspectief voor de verhuurde Ajax-spelers". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Velzel, Bas; Schravendijk, Jasper van (30 June 2023). "Traditionele bosloop Ajax weer gehouden in Amsterdamse Bos: Hato en Wijndal verdwaald". AT5 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "WELKOM MAX!" [WELCOME MAX!] (in Dutch). Willem II. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Willem II vs. De Graafschap 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Willemsen, Raymond (6 October 2023). "De Graafschap zakt keihard voor examen in Tilburg". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "VVV-Venlo neemt De Waal op huurbasis over van Willem II" [VVV-Venlo takes over De Waal on loan from Willem II] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Max de Waal - OnsOranje". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- HVV Hollandia players
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- PEC Zwolle players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Willem II (football club) players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Footballers from Hoorn
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen