 de Wit with AZ in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Weesp | |||
| 2015–2017 | AFC Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Jong Ajax | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sporting B | 24 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Orihuela (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 28 | (4) |
| 2022– | AZ | 77 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 | |||
Mees de Wit (born 17 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AZ Alkmaar.
Career
De Wit made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 25 August 2017 in a game against Fortuna Sittard.1 He signed for Sporting's U-23 team for the 2018–19 season on 19 July 2018.2 On 11 March 2019, Stefano van Delden, De Wit's agent in 2017 and 2018, made the news as he was suspected of threatening different members of the Ajax board on several occasions during the period from 26 October 2017 to 25 September 2018.3
On 20 January 2020, de Wit moved to Spanish club Orihuela on loan for the rest of the season.4
On 6 July 2021, he returned to the Netherlands and signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for two years.5
De Wit performed exceptionally while playing for PEC Zwolle, leading to a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar starting in July 2022.6
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cupa | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Orihuela | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sporting CP B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| PEC Zwolle | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11b | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1b | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4c | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16b | 1 | — | 52 | 5 | ||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 15 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
AZ
References
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
- "Record (Portuguese)". record.pt. 19 July 2018.
- "Criminal charge against former agent of De Wit". nu.nl. 19 July 2018.
- Mees de Wit refuerza la banda izquierda del Orihuela CF, orihuelaclubdefutbol.com, 20 January 2020
- "Mees de Wit to PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- "AZ legt Mees de Wit vast" (in Dutch). AZ ALkmaar. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.