Elijah Dijkstra

Dijkstra's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 66. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AZ Alkmaar · 1st	3	0	0	6.43	66	23
2025/26	AZ Alkmaar · 7th	20	0	0	6.66	66	23
2025/26	Jong AZ · 17th	8	0	0	6.29	46	4
2024/25	AZ Alkmaar · 5th	2	0	0	6.7	59	1
2024/25	Jong AZ · 10th	26	3	8	6.96	61	23
2023/24	Jong AZ · 10th	1	0	0	7.3	46	0
2022/23	Jong AZ · 11th	1	0	0	6.7	46	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands U19	6	0
Netherlands U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

E. Dijkstra is a 20-year-old full-back at AZ Alkmaar, rated 66.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (41.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dijkstra.

On the season, Dijkstra graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 4.104 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66. At 20 Dijkstra is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Dijkstra is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2025/26

66.1

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

22.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.1

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · AZ Alkmaar finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.1

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 66.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.104

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.071

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~31), then tapers with age. At 20, Dijkstra sits on 25.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Dijkstra's projected Rating — 66.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles34

Interceptions22

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

AZ AlkmaarOct 2024 – now-

Jong AZuntil Oct 2024

About E. Dijkstra

Elijah Dijkstra is a 20-year-old full-back who plays for AZ Alkmaar, born on August 5, 2006 in Assendelft, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar currently sit 1st of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, E. Dijkstra has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 266 minutes, averaging a 6.43 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Fortuna Sittard (86 minutes, 5.7 rating)
August 15, 2026: 4-1 win away at Utrecht (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 8, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs ADO Den Haag (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

E. Dijkstra's next match is on August 29, 2026, when AZ Alkmaar face GO Ahead Eagles at home in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Dijkstra at 66.1 with a Season form score of 22.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the UEFA U19 Championship and the UEFA Youth League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, E. Dijkstra has totalled 71 club appearances with 4 goals and 8 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 26 appearances for Jong AZ.

E. Dijkstra's career has also included time at Jong AZ.

On the international stage, E. Dijkstra has represented Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U17 — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.