Maxim Gullit (born 20 May 2001) is a Dutch professional
footballer who plays as a
defender for
Cambuur.
His father is former professional footballer
Ruud Gullit and his mother is socialite Estelle Cruijff, a niece of
Ajax and
Barcelona legend
Johan Cruyff.
Club career
Born in
Zaanstad,
Gullit was a youth player with
Amsterdamsche FC
Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC, is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is currently playing in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.
History
19th century: Foundation
AFC was founded in 1895 ...
from 2005 to 2017 before joining the academy of
AZ Alkmaar, before making his debut with
Jong AZ
Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Zaandam in the Zaanstreek
The Zaan () is a small river in the province of North Holland in the northwestern Netherlands and the name of a district through which it runs. The river was origina ...
on 22 April 2019 as a 71st-minute substitute for
Joris Kramer
Joris Kramer (born 2 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Go Ahead Eagles.
Club career
Kramer made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for FC Dordrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against FC ...
in a 0–0 draw with
FC Twente.
He made his debut for the senior team on 29 October 2020 as a 90th-minute substitute for
Bruno Martins Indi in a 4–1 victory over
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
in the
Europa League. On 27 August 2021, Gullit joined newly-promoted
Eredivisie side
Cambuur on a two-year deal with the option of a third.
International career
Eligible to play for the
Netherlands,
Suriname
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and
Croatia,
Gullit has played for the
Netherlands under-19 team.
Personal life
His father is former Netherlands international
Ruud Gullit. His mother Estelle Cruijff is the daughter of Henny Cruijff,
Johan Cruyff's brother.
His maternal grandmother, Jadranka Lokas, is an ethnic
Croat from
Å ibenik.
Career statistics
References
External links
Career stats- Voetbal International
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2001 births
Living people
Footballers from Zaanstad
Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Dutch people of Croatian descent
Dutch footballers
Netherlands youth international footballers
Association football defenders
Amsterdamsche FC players
Jong AZ players
Eerste Divisie players