Gerald Alders
Dutch footballer (born 2005)
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Gerald Alders (born 7 May 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Telstar, on loan from Ajax.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Telstar (on loan from Ajax) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sporting Martinus | ||
| 2014–2023 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Jong Ajax | 49 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ajax | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Twente (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Telstar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 13 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
A youth product of Sporting Martinus, Alders joined the youth academy of Ajax in 2014. Working his way up their youth sides, he was promoted to Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in 2023. On 28 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax until 2026.[2] In January 2025, he started training with the senior Ajax team.[3] He first the match-day squad with Ajax in a UEFA Europa League match against FK RFS on 22 January 2025.[4]
On 4 February 2025, Alders was loaned by Twente.[5]
On 3 February 2026, Alders was sent on a six-month loan to Eredivisie club Telstar.[6]
International career
Alders was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Namibian mother.[1] In October 2023, he was called up to the Netherlands U19s for a set of friendlies.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Twente (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Telstar (loan) | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League