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Dutch footballer (born 2001)

Maxim Gullit
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Zaanstad, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2017 AFC
2017–2019 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Jong AZ 55 (0)
2020–2021 AZ 0 (0)
2021–2023 Cambuur 7 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Maxim Gullit (born 20 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender.

His father is former professional footballer Ruud Gullit and his mother is socialite Estelle Cruijff, a niece of Ajax and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff.

Club career

Born in Zaanstad, Gullit was a youth player with Amsterdamsche FC from 2005 to 2017 before joining the academy of AZ Alkmaar, before making his debut with Jong AZ on 22 April 2019 as a 71st-minute substitute for Joris Kramer in a 0–0 draw with FC Twente. He made his debut for the senior team on 29 October 2020 as a 90th-minute substitute for Bruno Martins Indi in a 4–1 victory over Rijeka in the Europa League. On 27 August 2021, Gullit joined newly-promoted Eredivisie side Cambuur on a two-year deal with the option of a third.

International career

Eligible to play for the Netherlands, Suriname and Croatia, Gullit has played for the Netherlands under-19 team.

Personal life

His father is former Netherlands international Ruud Gullit. His mother Estelle Cruijff is the daughter of Henny Cruijff, Johan Cruyff's brother. His maternal grandmother, Jadranka Lokas, is an ethnic Croat from Šibenik.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 20 0 — — 20 0
2020–21 8 0 — — 8 0
Total 21 0 — — 21 0
AZ Alkmaar 2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 29 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Maxim Gullit". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Zoon van Ruud Gullit maakt debuut voor Jong AZ in kampioensduel Twente". AD.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "DUBBELKLAPPER: GULLIT EN KRASTEV PER DIRECT NAAR SC CAMBUUR" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ Bauer, Dean (31 October 2020). "Nevjerojatna priča: Sin slavnog Ruuda Gullita i rođak Johana Cruyffa mogao bi zaigrati za Vatrene!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  5. ^ Maxim Gullit at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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