Elijah Dijkstra

Elijah Dijkstra
Personal information
Full name	Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra
Date of birth	5 August 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Assendelft, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	22
Youth career
	Fortuna Wormerveer
2019–2023	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023–	Jong AZ
2025–	AZ
International career‡
2021–2022	Netherlands U16
2022–2023	Netherlands U17
2023–2024	Netherlands U18
2024–	Netherlands U19
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra (born 5 August 2006) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.

Career

A youth product of Fortuna Wormerveer, Dijkstra joined the academy of AZ in 2019 and was promoted to Jong Ajax in 2023. On 5 August, he signed his first professional contract with AZ until 2029.^[1] On 27 February 2025, he made his debut with the senior AZ squad in a 2–2 (5–6) penalty shootout win over Heracles Almelo in the KNVB Cup.^[2]

International career

Dijkstra was called up to the Netherlands U17s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[3] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	26	3	—		—		—		26	3
	2025–26	Eerste Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		29	3	—		—		—		29	3
AZ	2024–25	Eredivisie	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2025–26	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	—		2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			31	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	3