Max de Waal

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In this Dutch name, the surname is de Waal, not Waal.
Max de Waal
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2012 Always Forward
2011–2013 HV Veerhuys
2012–2013 Hollandia
2013–2019 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Jong Ajax 41 (11)
2022– → PEC Zwolle (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 2 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Max de Waal (born 10 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for PEC Zwolle, on loan from Jong Ajax.

Club career[]

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]

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]

International career[]

De Waal has played for two Netherlands national youth teams, but has yet to play in a major tournament.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 4 January 2022.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2 1 – – 0 0 2 1
2020–21 19 1 – – 0 0 19 1
2021–22 20 9 – – 0 0 20 9
Career total 41 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 11
Notes

References[]

  1. ^ "M. de Waal". Voetbal International. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Hoorns talent Max de Waal tekent profcontract bij Ajax". OnsWestfriesland (in Dutch). 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Max de Waal naar Ajax". HV Veerhuys (in Dutch). 9 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Always Forward-talent Max de Waal gaat als een speer bij AJAX". S.V. Always Forward (in Dutch). 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ajax contracteert Max de Waal - Amsterdamsdagblad.nl". Amsterdamsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Max de Waal » Youth Youth League 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Jong Ajax geeft alvast goede voorbeeld tegen Jong PSV". www.ajaxlife.nl (in Dutch). 17 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Max de Waal » Eerste Divisie 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Max de Waal » Eerste Divisie 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ^ "De Waal tekent contract: 'Was het wachten waard'". Ajax (in Dutch). 4 December 2020.
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ "Max de Waal - OnsOranje". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  13. ^ Max de Waal at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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