Liam van Gelderen
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 Van Gelderen with Groningen | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zaandam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RKC Waalwijk | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| SVA Assendelft | ||||||||||||||
| –2012 | Fortuna Wormerveer | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | AZ Alkmaar | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Jong Ajax | 58 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Ajax | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Groningen | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | RKC Waalwijk | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Netherlands U16 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Suriname | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Liam van Gelderen (born 23 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team.
Ajax
Van Gelderen started his football journey in the youth teams of SVA Assendelft, Fortuna Wormerveer, and AZ.[1] In 2015, he joined the Ajax Youth Academy, signing a contract until 2020 in February 2018.[2]
He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie on 25 March 2019, in a 3–3 draw against Jong Utrecht.[3] In June 2020, he extended his contract for an additional three seasons, until mid-2023.[4]
Van Gelderen was first named to the bench for the senior Ajax team on 27 February 2022, in a league loss to Go Ahead Eagles.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax on 23 April 2022 in a game against NEC as a 45th-minute substitute for the injured Perr Schuurs.[6]
Groningen
On 17 June 2022, Van Gelderen signed a four-year contract with Groningen.[7] He made his debut for the club on 14 August, replacing Neraysho Kasanwirjo in the 92nd minute of a resounding 6–1 league loss to his former club, Ajax.[8] On 25 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the Trots van het Noorden, contributing to a 3–0 home victory against Excelsior.[9] At the end of the season, Groningen suffered relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie for the first time in 23 years, with Van Gelderen having scored once in 18 total appearances.[10][11]
RKC Waalwijk
On 26 July 2024, van Gelderen joined RKC Waalwijk on a three-year contract.[12]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Van Gelderen is of Surinamese descent.[13] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands.
On 5 September 2024, van Gelderen made his debut for the Suriname national team in a 3–1 away win against Guyana.[14]
On 26 March 2026, he scored his first international goal for Suriname against Bolivia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Inter-Confederation Play-off semifinal.
