Matthijs Hardijk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Matthijs Hardijk

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hoogezand, Netherlands

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web |title=M. Hardijk – Profiel |url=https://www.vi.nl/spelers/matthijs-hardijk/profiel |website=Voetbal International |access-date=5 August 2023}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Katwijk

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015

| youthclubs1 = VV Hoogezand

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs2 = FC Groningen

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Harkemase Boys

| caps1 = 32

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Jong AZ

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = Jong Groningen

| caps3 = 33

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = ACV Assen

| caps4 = 21

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2020–2023

| clubs5 = HHC Hardenberg

| caps5 = 70

| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Katwijk

| caps6 = 32

| goals6 = 6

| club-update = 13:11, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

}}

Matthijs Hardijk (born 25 December 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.

Career

During his early career, Hardijk was part of the youth setups of VV Hoogezand and FC Groningen. In 2016, he moved to amateur club Harkemase Boys, where he was a key player in the Derde Divisie. As a result of his performances, he joined AZ in April 2017.{{cite news |title=Matthijs Hardijk verruilt Harkemase Boys voor AZ |url=https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/713804/matthijs-hardijk-verruilt-harkemase-boys-voor-az |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Omrop Fryslân |date=21 April 2017 |language=nl}}

He made his professional Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 18 August 2017 in a game against FC Den Bosch, replacing Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui in the 72nd minute.{{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 25 May 2018, it was announced that Hardijk would return to Groningen, where he was to compete for the reserves in the Derde Divisie in the 2018–19 season.{{cite press release |title=Matthijs Hardijk en Kellian van der Kaap naar FC Groningen onder-23 |url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/matthijs-hardijk-en-kellian-van-der-kaap-naar-fc-groningen-onder-23/ |website=FC Groningen |access-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805203939/https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/matthijs-hardijk-en-kellian-van-der-kaap-naar-fc-groningen-onder-23/ |archive-date=5 August 2023 |language=nl-NL |date=25 May 2018}}

In June 2019, Hardijk joined Hoofdklasse club ACV Assen from Jong Groningen.{{cite web |title=Vleugelaanvaller Matthijs Hardijk naar ACV |url=https://www.acvassen.nl/1/1479/vleugelaanvaller-matthijs-hardijk-naar-acv/ |website=ACV Assen |access-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805031152/https://www.acvassen.nl/1/1479/vleugelaanvaller-matthijs-hardijk-naar-acv/ |archive-date=5 August 2019 |language=nl |date=16 June 2019}} After one season, he moved to HHC Hardenberg in the Tweede Divisie after agreeing to the deal in January 2020.{{cite news |last1=Nijman |first1=Herman |title=Aanvaller Matthijs Hardijk eerste nieuweling bij HHC |url=https://www.destentor.nl/amateurvoetbal/aanvaller-matthijs-hardijk-eerste-nieuweling-bij-hhc~aab3dc89/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=De Stentor |date=20 January 2020 |language=nl}}

Hardijk experienced his breakthrough for the club during the 2022–23 season, where he was top goalscorer for the club, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances as Hardenberg finished fourth in the third tier.

After three seasons at Hardenberg, Hardijk signed with defending amateur champions Katwijk in 2023 due to him moving to Amsterdam in connection to his civil career.{{cite press release |title=Matthijs Hardijk vertrekt vanwege verhuizing naar VV Katwijk |url=https://www.hhc-hardenberg.nl/1/910/matthijs-hardijk-vertrekt-vanwege-verhuizing-naar-vv-katwijk/ |website=HHC Hardenberg |access-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328081915/https://www.hhc-hardenberg.nl/1/910/matthijs-hardijk-vertrekt-vanwege-verhuizing-naar-vv-katwijk/ |archive-date=28 March 2023 |language=nl |date=16 March 2023}}{{cite news |title=Katwijk wint de strijd om HHC-topscorer Hardijk |url=https://voetbalindebollenstreek.nl/katwijk-wint-de-strijd-om-hhc-topscorer-hardijk/ |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Voetbal in de Bollenstreek |date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321063810/https://voetbalindebollenstreek.nl/katwijk-wint-de-strijd-om-hhc-topscorer-hardijk/ |archive-date=21 March 2023 |language=nl}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Harkemase Boys \|2016–17 \|Derde Divisie \|32	6	2	1	4{{efn\|name=PO\|Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion/relegation playoffs}}	0	38	7
Jong AZ \|2017–18 \|Eerste Divisie \|22	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	22	0
Jong Groningen \|2018–19 \|Derde Divisie \|33	9	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	33	9
ACV Assen \|2019–20 \|Hoofdklasse \|21	13	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	21	13
rowspan="4"\|Hardenberg \|2020–21 \|Tweede Divisie \|6	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	0
2021–22 \|Tweede Divisie \|30	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	31	1
2022–23 \|Tweede Divisie \|34	17	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	35	17
colspan="2"\|Total !70	18	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	73	18
Katwijk \|2023–24 \|Tweede Divisie \|28	6	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !206	52	7	1	4	0	217	53