Mees de Wit

Mees de Wit (born 17 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AZ Alkmaar.

Mees de Wit

de Wit in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	34
Youth career
	FC Weesp
2015–2017	AFC Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Jong Ajax	5	(0)
2018–2021	Sporting B	24	(2)
2020	→ Orihuela (loan)	1	(0)
2021–2022	PEC Zwolle	28	(4)
2022–	AZ	46	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025

Career

De Wit made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 25 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard.^[1] He signed for Sporting's U-23 team for the 2018–19 season on 19 July 2018.^[2] On 11 March 2019, Stefano van Delden, De Wit's agent in 2017 and 2018, made the news as he was suspected of threatening different members of the AFC Ajax board on several occasions during the period from 26 October 2017 to 25 September 2018.^[3]

On 20 January 2020, de Wit moved to Spanish club Orihuela CF on loan for the rest of the season.^[4]

On 6 July 2021, he returned to the Netherlands and signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for two years.^[5]

De Wit performed exceptionally while playing for PEC Zwolle, leading to a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar starting in July 2022.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Orihuela	2019–20	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Sporting CP B	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	24	2	—		—		—		24	2
PEC Zwolle	2021–22	Eredivisie	28	4	3	0	—		—		31	4
AZ	2022–23	Eredivisie	22	2	2	0	11[a]	1	—		35	3
	2023–24	Eredivisie	10	1	0	0	1[a]	0	—		11	1
	2024–25	Eredivisie	14	1	1	0	4[b]	0	—		19	1
	Total		46	4	3	0	16	1	0	0	65	5
Career total			104	10	6	0	16	1	0	0	126	11

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

External links

• Mees de Wit at Soccerway