| Matthijs Hardijk | |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Hoogezand, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Katwijk |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV Hoogezand |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Groningen |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Harkemase Boys |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Jong AZ |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Jong Groningen |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | ACV Assen |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | HHC Hardenberg |
| Caps5: | 70 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Katwijk |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 12:52, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Matthijs Hardijk (born 25 December 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.
During his early career, Hardijk was part of the youth setups of VV Hoogezand and FC Groningen. In 2016, he moved to amateur club Harkemase Boys, where he was a key player in the Derde Divisie. As a result of his performances, he joined AZ in April 2017.[2]
He made his professional Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 18 August 2017 in a game against FC Den Bosch, replacing Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui in the 72nd minute.[3]
On 25 May 2018, it was announced that Hardijk would return to Groningen, where he was to compete for the reserves in the Derde Divisie in the 2018–19 season.[4]
In June 2019, Hardijk joined Hoofdklasse club ACV Assen from Jong Groningen.[5] After one season, he moved to HHC Hardenberg in the Tweede Divisie after agreeing to the deal in January 2020.[6]
Hardijk experienced his breakthrough for the club during the 2022–23 season, where he was top goalscorer for the club, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances as Hardenberg finished fourth in the third tier.
After three seasons at Hardenberg, Hardijk signed with defending amateur champions Katwijk in 2023 due to him moving to Amsterdam in connection to his civil career.[7] [8]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harkemase Boys | 2016–17 | Derde Divisie | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 7 | |
| Jong AZ | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Jong Groningen | 2018–19 | Derde Divisie | 33 | 9 | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| ACV Assen | 2019–20 | Hoofdklasse | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 13 | ||
| Hardenberg | 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 17 | |||
| Total | 70 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | 73 | 18 | ||||
| Katwijk | 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 53 | |||