| Liam van Gelderen | |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | RKC Waalwijk |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | SVA Assendelft |
| Youthyears2: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fortuna Wormerveer |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | AZ Alkmaar |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs4: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Groningen |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | RKC Waalwijk |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Netherlands U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Netherlands U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Netherlands U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC) |
Liam van Gelderen (born 23 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club RKC Waalwijk.
Van Gelderen started his football journey in the youth teams of SVA Assendelft, Fortuna Wormerveer, and AZ.[1] In 2015, he joined the Ajax Youth Academy, signing a contract until 2020 in February 2018.[2]
He made his debut for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie on 25 March 2019, in a 3–3 draw against Jong Utrecht.[3] In June 2020, he extended his contract for an additional three seasons, until mid-2023.[4]
Van Gelderen was first named to the bench for the senior Ajax team on 27 February 2022, in a league loss to Go Ahead Eagles.[5] He made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax on 23 April 2022 in a game against NEC as a 45th-minute substitute for the injured Perr Schuurs.[6]
On 17 June 2022, Van Gelderen signed a four-year contract with Groningen.[7] He made his debut for the club on 14 August, replacing Neraysho Kasanwirjo in the 92nd minute of a resounding 6–1 league loss to his former club, Ajax.[8] On 25 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the Trots van het Noorden, contributing to a 3–0 home victory against Excelsior.[9] At the end of the season, Groningen suffered relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie for the first time in 23 years, with Van Gelderen having scored once in 18 total appearances.[10]
On 26 July 2024, van Gelderen joined RKC Waalwijk on a three-year contract.[11]
Born in the Netherlands, Van Gelderen is of Surinamese descent.[12] He is a youth international for the Netherlands.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | — | — | 58 | 2 | |||||
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Groningen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2 | |||
Ajax[13]
Netherlands U17
Individual