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Defender

Liam Van Gelderen

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Appearances
16
1,437 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.13
Assists
0
Average rating
7.04
Age25
Date of birth23 Mar 2001
Height178 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€410K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts11 / 11
Minutes990
Rating7.14
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)6 (3)
Passes · accuracy586 · 93%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 14
Duels won50 / 70
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.36 / 0.24
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion17%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls26
Accurate crosses0
Touches741
Possession lost54
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won22
Ground duels won28
Clearances48
Ball recoveries54
Fouls won14
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)103.24
Top speed (km/h)35.68
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes360
Rating6.95
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (1)
Passes · accuracy183 · 86%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 2
Duels won26 / 39
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.16 / 0.18
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls8
Accurate crosses1
Touches259
Possession lost43
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won14
Ground duels won12
Clearances11
Ball recoveries11
Fouls won2
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)36.24
Top speed (km/h)34.65
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes87
Rating6.30
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (2)
Passes · accuracy14 · 71%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1
Duels won0 / 7
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses0
Touches27
Possession lost7
Dispossessed2
Aerial duels won0
Ground duels won0
Clearances3
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won0
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking34
Technical42
Tactical57
Defending70
Creativity38

Characteristics

Strengths

915

National team

  • Suriname19 caps · 1 goals · debut Sep 2024

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
30 Oct 2026 RKC Waalwijk – Almere City FC 1–2 90' 7.3
27 Oct 2026 BVV Barendrecht – RKC Waalwijk 3–6 120' 6.9
23 Oct 2026 De Graafschap – RKC Waalwijk 1–1 90' 7.0
18 Oct 2026 RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1–1 90' 7.5
9 Oct 2026 Heracles Almelo – RKC Waalwijk 3–0 90' 6.7
6 Oct 2026 Guatemala – Suriname 1–0 90' 6.9
3 Oct 2026 Suriname – Guatemala 0–0 90' 7.3
29 Sep 2026 Suriname – Martinique 2–1 90' 7.3
26 Sep 2026 Honduras – Suriname 2–3 90' 6.3
18 Sep 2026 RKC Waalwijk – MVV Maastricht 6–1 90' 8.2
11 Sep 2026 Jong Ajax – RKC Waalwijk 0–2 90' 7.0
4 Sep 2026 RKC Waalwijk – NAC Breda 4–2 90' 7.1
28 Aug 2026 RKC Waalwijk – Jong PSV 2–2 90' 6.6
21 Aug 2026 Helmond Sport – RKC Waalwijk 1–1 90' 7.3
14 Aug 2026 RKC Waalwijk – FC Dordrecht 2–2 90' 6.6

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 450k €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Transfer 450k €
  3. Ajax U19 To: Jong Ajax
    Transfer
  4. AZ Alkmaar Yth. To: Ajax Youth
    Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)36
Average rating6.96
Last match rating7.330 Oct 2026
Matches missed02 injury records
5 6 7 8 9 6.96 Jan 2026 May 2026 Oct 2026 7.3

Last 10 matches

7.3 6.9 7.0 7.5 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.3 6.3 8.2

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Eerste Divisie RKC Waalwijk 11 (11) 990 1 0 7.14
2026 CONCACAF Nations League Suriname 4 (4) 360 0 0 6.95
2026 World Championship Qual., Inter-Confederation Suriname 1 (1) 87 1 0 6.30

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Player profile

Eerste Divisie 2026 · percentile among defenders (87 players)

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50 Tackles 17 Interceptions 44 Clearances 33 Aerials won 47 Duels won 97 Pass accuracy 96 Progressive carries 45 Rating 89

5 matches · 450 min

Liam Van Gelderen: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.00
17
Interceptions / 90 min 1.20
44
Clearances / 90 min 3.40
33
Aerials won / 90 min 1.60
47
Duels won 73.3%
97
Pass accuracy 93.1%
96
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.80
45
Rating 7.24
89

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