Mees Bakker
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 March 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heiloo, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2011 | HSV Heiloo | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2019 | AZ | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Jong AZ | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | AZ | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | De Graafschap | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Den Bosch | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Mees Bakker (born 11 March 2001) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]AZ
[edit]Bakker started his youth career at hometown club HSV Heiloo before joining the academy of AZ.[2] He made his professional debut for reserve team Jong AZ on the first matchday of the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. At home against Almere City, he was named in the starting lineup by coach Michel Vonk and played the full game. However, he conceded three goals within the first thirty minutes in an eventual 3–2 loss.[3][4]
Prior to the 2020–21 season, Bakker was included in the first team as the new third-choice goalkeeper. Additionally, he continued to play for the reserves.[5]
De Graafschap
[edit]On 7 July 2022, Bakker joined De Graafschap on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on 19 May 2023 in a 3–0 victory against Den Bosch.[8]
De Graafschap made the transfer permanent on 1 June 2023, and Bakker signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year.[9] He began the 2023–24 season as the starting goalkeeper, assuming the position after Hidde Jurjus departed for Groningen.[10] However, he ceded the starting spot to Thijs Jansen in December 2023 after a string of poor performances.[11]
Den Bosch
[edit]On 6 June 2024, Eerste Divisie club Den Bosch announced Bakker as the club's new signing, with him penning a three-year deal. Upon signing, Den Bosch's technical director Bernard Schuiteman expressed his delight with Bakker's transfer to the club: "Mees [Bakker] has proven to be an excellent goalkeeper during his time at De Graafschap. He has the (modern) profile we were looking for in a goalkeeper, and at 23 years old, he still has plenty of room to develop."[12]
Bakker retired from playing professionally at the end of the 2025–26 season, terminating his contract with Den Bosch by mutual consent.[13]
International career
[edit]He made one group-stage appearance with the Netherlands national under-17 football team at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and was the backup in the other games, as Netherlands won the tournament.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| AZ | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| De Graafschap (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| De Graafschap | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Den Bosch | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Netherlands U17
References
[edit]- ↑ "M. Bakker: Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Doelman Mees Bakker uit Heiloo verhuurd aan De Graafschap". BeatFM (in Dutch). 8 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "AZ II vs. Almere City 2–3: Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Almere City heeft aan bliksemstart genoeg bij Jong AZ". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Mees Bakker nieuwe derde doelman bij AZ: "Vroeger altijd al fan geweest"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "De Graafschap trekt doelman Mees Bakker aan". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 7 June 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ Brinkman, Theo (7 July 2022). "Keeper Mees Bakker wordt door AZ verhuurd aan De Graafschap". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "De Graafschap sluit seizoen op waardige manier af met 3-0 winst op FC Den Bosch". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "De Graafschap legt doelman Mees Bakker vast" (in Dutch). De Graafschap. 1 June 2023.
- ↑ Made, Richard van der (28 August 2023). "Keeper Mees Bakker wil 'laten zien wie De Graafschap is'". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ Willemsen, Raymond (16 December 2023). "Met Thijs Jansen staat 'Mr. clean sheet' in doel bij De Graafschap: 'Het was de laatste tijd iets minder bij Mees Bakker'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ "Doelman Mees Bakker naar FC Den Bosch". FC Den Bosch (in Netherlands Dutch). 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "UPDATE AFLOPENDE CONTRACTEN FC DEN BOSCH" [UPDATE EXPIRING CONTRACTS FC DEN BOSCH] (in Dutch). Den Bosch. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
- ↑ "Netherlands U17 v Serbia U17 game report". UEFA. 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Mees Bakker at Soccerway
- ↑ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.
External links
[edit]- Mees Bakker at Soccerway