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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKVV DSS | |||
| Koninklijke HFC | |||
| 2018–2024 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jong Ajax | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ajax | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 July 2025 | |||
Aaron Bouwman (born 28 August 2007) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and its reserve team, Jong Ajax.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Haarlem, Bouwman began his footballing journey with local club RKVV DSS before moving to Koninklijke HFC. During his early years, he played as a striker.[2] In 2018, he joined the youth academy of Ajax, where he was immediately converted into a central defender upon his arrival at De Toekomst.[2][3]
Ajax
[edit]On 26 April 2024, Bouwman made his professional debut for Jong Ajax in an Eerste Divisie match against Roda JC, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Following his debut, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 May 2024, committing to Ajax until June 2027.[4] Shortly after, he was selected by manager Francesco Farioli to join the senior squad for their pre-season training camp in the summer of 2024.[5]
Bouwman continued his development with Jong Ajax during the 2024–25 season. In the summer of 2025, he was again called up to the senior team's pre-season camp.[6] He made his competitive first-team debut during the 2025–26 season, appearing in the Eredivisie and the UEFA Champions League. Later that season, Bouwman scored his first senior goal for the club.[7] Following his breakthrough and maiden goal, Ajax announced that Bouwman had signed a contract extension with the club.[8]
International career
[edit]Bouwman was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and a Jamaican-English mother.[9] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.
In February 2022, he received his first call-up to the Netherlands U15 squad for friendly matches against Belgium.[10] He progressed to the U16 level in October 2023,[11] and later to the Netherlands U18 team in October 2024.[12] By 2025, he had become a regular for the Netherlands U19 team.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Ajax | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in European play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ "Talent maakt debuut bij Ajax: wie is Aaron Bouwman?". Voetbalflitsen.nl (in Dutch). 18 July 2024.
- 1 2 "From striker to defender, Bouwman has big dreams". AFC Ajax. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ajax-talent (16) tekent profcontract en stippelt route uit richting hoofdmacht". Voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bouwman verheugd na tekenen contract: 'Fantastisch dat mijn opa en oma dit mee kunnen maken'". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Farioli takes these Ajacieden to training camp". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Preseason: Ajax begint fris en aanvallend aan seizoen, Bouwman lijkt klaar voor stap naar Ajax 1". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Aaron Bouwman (18) maakt zijn eerste doelpunt in Ajax 1: 'Ik ben sterk teruggekomen en ga nu weer voor mijn kansen'" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Aaron Bouwman extends contract". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Arron Bouwman wanted by Europe's giants! Ajax wonderkid drawing admiring glances from Chelsea, Man Utd, Barcelona, Liverpool and Man City". Goal.com. 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 15 voor oefenduels met België". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Alexander Palland neemt 36 spelers op in voorselectie voor oefenduels met Zuid-Korea". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Onder 18 (m) met 23 spelers naar Marbella voor oefenduels". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch).
External links
[edit]- Aaron Bouwman at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Haarlem
- Dutch people of Jamaican descent
- Dutch people of English descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen