Maxim Gullit

Maxim Gullit (born 20 May 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for Jong AZ. His father is Ruud Gullit and his mother is Estelle Cruijff, a niece of Johan Cruyff.

Maxim Gullit
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001[1]
Place of birth Zaanstad, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Jong AZ
Youth career
2005–2017 Amsterdamsche FC
2017–2019 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Jong AZ 29 (0)
2020– AZ Alkmaar 0 (0)
National team‡
2019 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:09, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Zaanstad,[1] Gullit was a youth player with Amsterdamsche FC from 2005 to 2017 before joining the academy of AZ Alkmaar, before making his debut with Jong AZ on 22 April 2019 as a 71st minute substitute for Joris Kramer in a 0–0 draw with FC Twente.[2] He made debut for the senior team on 29 October 2020 as a 90th minute substitute for Bruno Martins Indi in a 4–1 victory over HNK Rijeka in the Europa League.[3]

International career

Eligible to play for the Netherlands, Suriname and Croatia,[4] Gullit has played for the Netherlands under-19 team.[5]

Personal life

His father is former Netherlands international Ruud Gullit. His mother Estelle Cruijff is the daughter of Henny Cruijff, Johan Cruyff's brother.[2] His maternal grandmother, Jadranka Lokas, is an ethnic Croat from Šibenik.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2018–19[5] Eerste Divisie 10——10
2019–20[5] 200——200
2020–21[5] 80——80
Total 210——210
AZ Alkmaar 2020–21[5] Eredivisie 00001[lower-alpha 2]010
Career total 2900010300
  1. Includes KNVB Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Maxim Gullit". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Zoon van Ruud Gullit maakt debuut voor Jong AZ in kampioensduel Twente". AD.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. drbyos (30 October 2020). "Maxim Gullit after AZ debut: 'I'm sure my father is proud'". World Today News. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. Bauer, Dean (31 October 2020). "Nevjerojatna priča: Sin slavnog Ruuda Gullita i rođak Johana Cruyffa mogao bi zaigrati za Vatrene!?". Sportske novosti (in Croatian).
  5. Maxim Gullit at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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