Julius Dirksen (born 2 February 2003) is a Dutch football player who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.

Julius Dirksen
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Go Ahead Eagles
Number 26
Youth career
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0000–2013 SC Hoevelaken
2013–2014 Twente
2014–2018 PEC Zwolle
2018–2022 Ajax
2022 Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Jong Ajax 0 (0)
2022–2024 Emmen 61 (0)
2024– Go Ahead Eagles 0 (0)
International career
2018 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 7 (0)
2021–2022 Netherlands U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022

Club career

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Dirksen spent four seasons in the youth system of Ajax but only appeared on the bench for Jong Ajax and was never called up to the senior squad.

On 31 January 2022, Dirksen signed a contract with Emmen until June 2023, with an option to extend for an additional year.[1] He did not make any appearances for their senior squad for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

He made his Eredivisie debut for Emmen on 4 September 2022 in a game against AZ Alkmaar, as a half-time substitute.[2] He made his first start six days later against Excelsior.

On 27 June 2024, Dirksen signed a three-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles, with an option for a fourth year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "JULIUS DIRKSEN TEKENT BIJ FC EMMEN" [JULIUS DIRKSEN SIGNS WITH FC EMMEN] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Emmen v AZ game report". Soccerway. 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "GO AHEAD EAGLES BEREIKT AKKOORD MET JULIUS DIRKSEN" [GO AHEAD EAGLES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH JULIUS DIRKSEN] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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