Youri Baas

Youri Baas
Baas with Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Oostvoorne, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-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– Jong Ajax 50 (2)
2023– Ajax 15 (0)
2023–2024NEC (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– Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Youri Baas (born 17 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Ajax.[2]

Club career

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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]

For the 2023–24 season, Baas joined NEC Nijmegen on loan.[6]

International career

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Baas gained several caps for Netherlands national youth team, most notably seven caps for the U17 side.[7][5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 1 50 1
Ajax 2022–23 Eredivisie 6 0 1 0 3[a] 0 0 0 10 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 9 0 0 0 9[b] 0 18 0
Total 15 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 28 0
NEC Nijmegen (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 25 3 1 0 26 3
Career total 90 5 2 0 12 0 0 0 104 5
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Youri Baas". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ Youri Baas at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Youri Baas wil moderne back van Ajax worden". Ajax (in Dutch). 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "De Graafschap vs. Ajax II - 11 December 2020". Soccerway.
  5. ^ a b "Ajax legt drie talenten uit de jeugd voor lange tijd vast". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Youri Baas voor komend seizoen" (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ "OnsOranje - Youri Baas - O17". OnsOranje. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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