Gerald Alders
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Sporting Martinus | ||
| 2014–2023 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Jong Ajax | 47 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ajax | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Twente (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Gerald Alders (born 7 May 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Ajax as a right-back.
Career
A youth product of Sporting Martinus, Alders joined the youth academy of Ajax in 2014. Working his way up their youth sides, he was promoted to Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie in 2023. On 28 July 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Ajax until 2026.[2] In January 2025, he started training with the senior Ajax team.[3] He first the match-day squad with Ajax in a UEFA Europa League match against FK RFS on 22 January 2025.[4]
On 4 February 2025, Alders was loaned by Twente.[5]
International career
Alders was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Namibian mother.[1] In October 2023, he was called up to the Netherlands U19s for a set of friendlies.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Twente (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ a b Schutz, Helge (7 November 2024). "Young Namibian making it big at Ajax".
- ^ "Alders tekent eerste contract: 'Hij wil doorbreken bij Ajax'". Ajax Showtime. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Ajax traint zonder Rensch, jonge verdediger sluit aan". 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Wie is Gerald Alders, de jongeling die bij de Europese selectie van Ajax zit?". VoetbalNieuws.nl.
- ^ "Gerald Alders op huurbasis naar FC Twente" [Gerald Alders on loan to FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Alders en Agougil winnen met Oranje O19 van Zwitserland; Setford en Jermoumi verliezen". Ajax Showtime. 13 October 2023.
External links
- Gerald Alders at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje O18
- Ons Oranje O19
