Danny Bakker (born 16 January 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

ADO Den Haag

Bakker began his career with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

. He made his professional debut in a 4–0 defeat against

Vitesse Arnhem SBV Vitesse Arnhem (''Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem, Eng: Professional Football Foundation Vitesse Arnhem''), widely known as Vitesse () or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem, is a Dutch professional association football, footba ...

on 16 March 2013. In August 2020, Bakker agreed to a contract extension with ADO Den Haag until June 2021.

Roda JC

Bakker joined

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

on loan for the 2020–21 season in October.

NAC Breda

On 21 July 2021, he joined

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eredivisi ...

on a two-year contract.

Telstar

On 31 August 2023, Bakker joined

club

on an amateur contract. He made his debut on 20 October, coming on as a substitute against former club

in a 3–1 defeat. Establishing himself as a regular starter, he made 21 appearances in his first season and scored once—again against NAC, on 16 February 2024. On 29 May 2024, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026. Bakker opened the 2024–25 season with two goals in a 3–2 win over Vitesse on 9 August 2024. He missed few minutes throughout the season, scoring six goals in league play and one in the

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against

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

. Bakker featured in all four matches of the promotion play-offs, scoring in the quarter-final against

and semi-final against

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. In the final against Willem II, he provided an assist in the second leg as Telstar secured promotion to the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

for the first time in 47 years.

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Netherlands profile
at Ons Oranje 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Voorburg Dutch men's footballers Footballers from South Holland Men's association football central defenders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players ADO Den Haag players Roda JC Kerkrade players NAC Breda players SC Telstar players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub