Justin Bakker
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Justin Bakker
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|3|df=yes}}
| image = Justin bakker-1504372615.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Bakker with Jong AZ in 2017
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Vitesse
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SV Zandvoort
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = FC Purmerend
| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Zeeburgia
| youthyears4 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs4 = Ajax
| youthyears5 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs5 = AFC
| youthyears6 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs6 = AZ
| years1 = 2016–2020 | clubs1 = Jong AZ | caps1 = 93 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2023 | clubs2 = Go Ahead Eagles | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = KuPS | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → KuPS II | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Vitesse | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U15
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2014
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 31 August 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Justin Bakker (born 3 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Dutch football updater|VitesseAr}} club Vitesse.
Club career
Bakker played in the youth of AZ, where he won the Tweede Divisie championship with the second team of AZ, Jong AZ, in the 2016–17 season. He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie on 18 August 2017, in a 1–3 away win over FC Den Bosch.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/18/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-den-bosch/jong-az/2463188/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=18 August 2017}} On 14 December 2016, he was part of the AZ first-team squad for the KNVB Cup match against ASWH, but he did not make an appearance.{{cite web |title=AZ verlengt met Bakker |url=https://www.az.nl/nl/nieuws/az-verlengt-met-bakker |website=az.nl |publisher=AZ |accessdate=16 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=15 December 2016}} The following day, he signed a contract extension, keeping him part of AZ until 2020.
On 10 September 2020, Bakker joined Go Ahead Eagles as a free agent on a one-year contract with an option for an extra year.{{cite web |title=Justin Bakker: 'Nieuwe uitdaging, nieuwe start, fris begin' |url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/justin-bakker-nieuwe-uitdaging-nieuwe-start-fris-begin/ |publisher=Go Ahead Eagles |accessdate=16 October 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016082923/https://www.ga-eagles.nl/justin-bakker-nieuwe-uitdaging-nieuwe-start-fris-begin/ |archivedate=16 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=10 September 2020}} Prior to signing, he had been on a trial with the club and impressed the coaching staff.{{cite web |title=Justin Bakker op proef bij Go Ahead Eagles |url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/justin-bakker-op-proef-go-ahead-eagles/ |publisher=Go Ahead Eagles |accessdate=16 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=26 August 2020}} On 2 October, he made his debut the club in a 2–3 home loss to Jong FC Utrecht as a replacement for the injured starter, Jeroen Veldmate.{{cite web |title=Vooruitblik Go Ahead Eagles - Jong FC Utrecht |url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/vooruitblik-go-ahead-eagles-jong-fc-utrecht/ |publisher=Go Ahead Eagles |accessdate=16 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=1 October 2020 |quote=Jeroen Veldmate heeft tijdens de training een tik tegen zijn been gehad, waardoor Van Wonderen lichte twijfels heeft of zijn aanvoerder morgen aan de aftrap verschijnt. “Zijn kwetsuur is niet ernstig, maar het kan wel een paar dagen pijnlijk aanvoelen voor hem. Indien Jeroen morgenavond niet fit genoeg oogt, dan zal Justin Bakker hem centraal in de verdediging vervangen.”}}
On 31 January 2023, Bakker joined Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura on a two-year contract with an option for an extra year.{{cite web |title=Tervetuloa keltamustiin Justin Bakker |url=https://kups.fi/tervetuloa-keltamustiin-justin-bakker/ |website=kups.fi |publisher=KuPs |language=Finnish |accessdate=31 January 2023}} On 24 July 2024, his deal was terminated by mutual agreement, after Bakker had suffered from injuries for over a year.[https://kups.fi/kiitos-muritala-bakker/ Kiitos Bakker ja Muritala!], kups.fi, 24 July 2024
On 8 August 2024, Bakker signed with Vitesse for two seasons, with an option for a third.{{cite web|publisher=Vitesse|url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nieuws/2024/justin-bakker-nieuwe-verdedigende-aanwinst-vitesse|title=Justin Bakker nieuwe verdedigende aanwinst Vitesse|trans-title=Justin Bakker is a new defensive acquisition for Vitesse|date=8 August 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|language=nl}}
Personal life
His cousin Mitchel Bakker is also a professional footballer for Atalanta in Serie A.
Career statistics
{{updated|31 August 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Jong AZ
|17 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|33 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Eerste Divisie |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|Eerste Divisie |26 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Go Ahead Eagles
|Eerste Divisie |15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|Eredivisie |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| KuPS Akatemia
|2023 |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|KuPS
|2023 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup|name=flc}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Vitesse
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!136 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 2 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
Jong AZ
- Tweede Divisie: 2016–17{{cite web |title=Jong AZ glansrijk kampioen van nieuwe Tweede divisie |url=https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/amateurvoetbal/uitgelicht/25372/jong-az-krijgt-herkansing-voor-titel-tweede-divisie |website=knvb.nl |publisher=KNVB |accessdate=16 October 2020 |language=Dutch |date=2 April 2017}}
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway| justin-bakker/454476 }}
{{SBV Vitesse squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakker, Justin}}
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:Kuopion Palloseura players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland