| Sem Dirks | |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Beverwijk, Netherlands[1] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Telstar |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | DEM |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | AZ |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Jong AZ |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → VVV-Venlo (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | VVV-Venlo |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Telstar |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:59, 20 September 2024 (UTC) |
Sem Dirks (born 14 March 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Telstar.
Dirks played youth football for DEM before joining the AZ youth academy in 2012.[2] He progressed through various of AZ's youth teams before being promoted to the reserves in 2020, competing in the Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie.[3] Dirks made his professional debut with the team in a 6–1 league loss to NAC Breda on 29 August 2020, starting the match at left-back before being replaced by Tijs Velthuis in the 68th minute.[4] [5]
On 18 June 2021, Dirks signed his first professional contract with AZ; a one-year deal with an option for an additional year.[6]
On 31 January 2022, Dirks was loaned to VVV-Venlo, following teammate Richard Sedláček who had signed a permanent deal with the club.[7] Dirks made his debut for the club as a starter on 4 February in a 5–0 away victory in the regional derby against MVV.[8]
On 19 May, his deal was made permanent and he signed a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[9]
On 8 August 2024, Dirks joined Telstar on an amateur basis.[10] He made his debut for the club the following day, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for Mees Kaandorp in a 3–2 away win over Vitesse.[11] [12]
A left-footed defender, comfortable playing both centrally and at the left side, Dirks has described himself as a "technically skilled" and "tactically aware" defender, with good physicality and heading abilities.
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong AZ | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| VVV-Venlo (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
| Telstar | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||