Elijah Dijkstra

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

Elijah Dijkstra

Personal information
Full name	Elijah Raphaël Dijkstra
Date of birth	(2006-08-05) 5 August 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Assendelft, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	43
Youth career
	Fortuna Wormerveer
2019–2023	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Jong AZ	28	(3)
2025–	AZ	2	(0)
International career‡
2021–2022	Netherlands U16	6	(0)
2022–2023	Netherlands U17	6	(0)
2023–2024	Netherlands U18	5	(0)
2024–	Netherlands U19	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

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]

Honours

Netherlands U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2025^[5]