Joeri Heerkens
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| Full name | Joeri Jesse Heerkens | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Broumov, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | TJ Slovan Broumov | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Náchod | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Hradec Králové | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Sparta Prague | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Loko Prague (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Sparta Prague B | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Jong Ajax | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Czech Republic U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Netherlands U19 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Joeri Jesse Heerkens (born 8 May 2006) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax. Born in the Czech Republic, he is a Netherlands and Czech Republic youth international.
Heerkens was born on 8 May 2006 in Broumov, Czech Republic. Born to Hillebrand and Natasja Heerkens, he started playing football at the age of six. At the age of thirteen, he started attending sports boarding school in the Czech Republic.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Heerkens joined the youth academy of Czech side TJ Slovan Broumov. In 2018, he joined the youth academy of Czech side FK Náchod. One year later, he joined the youth academy of Czech side FC Hradec Králové at the age of twelve.[2]
Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of Czech side AC Sparta Prague in 2021. Three years later, he was sent on loan to Czech side FK Loko Prague, where he made nine league appearances. Following his stint there, he was promoted to Sparta's reserve team.[3]
On 28 July 2025, Heerkens signed a contract with AFC Ajax until 2030.[4]
International career
Heerkens is a Dutch and Czech Republic youth international.[5] During March 2023, he played for the Czech Republic national under-17 football team for 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. In March 2025 played for the Netherlands national under-19 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Loko Prague (loan) | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Prague B (loan) | 2024–25 | Czech National Football League | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Ajax | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||