Youri Baas
Dutch footballer (born 2003)
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Youri Baas (born 17 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax.[2]
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Baas with Ajax in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youri Baas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Oostvoorne, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OVV Oostvoorne | |||
| 2012–2018 | Excelsior | ||
| 2018–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jong Ajax | 50 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 54 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → N.E.C. (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Early career and Jong Ajax
Born in Oostvoorne, Baas began his football career with local club OVV before moving to the youth department of Excelsior in 2012. He joined the youth academy of Ajax in 2017.[3] Baas made his official debut with Jong Ajax in a 2–2 Eerste Divisie tie with De Graafschap on 11 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute for Naci Ünüvar.[4] On 26 March 2021, he signed a contract extension keeping him in Amsterdam until 2024.[5]
Ajax
Baas made his first-team debut for Ajax on 28 August 2022, appearing in an Eredivisie match against FC Utrecht, which Ajax won 2–0.[6] During the 2022–23 season, he made a total of 10 appearances for the senior team across the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and UEFA Champions League.[2]
Loan to NEC
For the 2023–24 season, Baas joined NEC on loan.[7] The loan proved successful as he featured regularly, making 27 league appearances and scoring 3 goals from his defensive position.[2] He also helped NEC reach the KNVB Cup final, where they finished as runners-up to Feyenoord.[8]
Return to Ajax
Baas returned to Ajax for the 2024–25 season and established himself as a regular starter, primarily playing on the left side of central defence. During the UEFA Europa League group stage match away to Slavia Prague on 3 October 2024, Baas received a second yellow card shortly after the hosts had equalised, resulting in his dismissal as Ajax held on for a 1–1 draw.[9] On 20 December 2024, Ajax announced that Baas had signed a new contract extension, tying him to the club until 30 June 2028.[6]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
| NEC Nijmegen (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: September 2024[13]
