L. van Gelderen · career
Liam van Gelderen
Center Back · Waalwijk · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 139 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Waalwijk — Season rating 37, 0 goals and 0 assists in 34 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 32 points at Waalwijk. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Eredivisie) and kept playing — 22 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Waalwijk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 |
| 2025/26 | Waalwijk | 26 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Waalwijk | 34 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | Groningen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Groningen | 22 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | Jong Ajax | 11 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| 2019/20 | Jong Ajax | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Ajax U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Jong Ajax | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Ajax U19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Ajax U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands U17 | 2018/19 | UEFA U17 Championship | 12 | 1 |
Honours
U19 Divisie 1×3Eredivisie×2UEFA U17 Championship×2Eerste Divisie×2KNVB Beker×2Super Cup×2U19 Divisie 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFat Suriname | 4 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played3 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7 | Eerste Divisie | A Vitesse | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 14 | Eerste Divisie | H Dordrecht | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 21 | Eerste Divisie | A Helmond Sport | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |