Kasper Boogaard

Kasper Boogaard
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Den Burg, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Willem II
(on loan from AZ Alkmaar)
Number 8
Youth career
–2017 Texel '94
2017–2025 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong AZ 41 (4)
2025– AZ Alkmaar 11 (0)
2026– → Willem II (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2025 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2025 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Kasper Boogaard (born 29 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Willem II, on loan from AZ Alkmaar. He is a Dutch youth international.

Club career

From Texel in North Holland, he played for Texel '94 prior to his move into the academy of AZ Alkmaar in 2017. He signed a first contract with the club in 2022. He featured for the club in the semifinal of the UEFA Youth League in April 2025, and signed a new four-year professional contract with the club that summer.

Having played for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie, he made his debut for the senior AZ Alkmaar team in the UEFA Conference League against Premier League club Crystal Palace on 6 November 2025. Boogaard was named to make his first start in the Eredivisie against PSV Eindhoven on 9 November 2025.

On 23 July 2026, Boogaard moved on loan to Willem II.

International career

He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 10———10
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 170———170
2025–26 Eerste Divisie 234———234
Total 414———414
AZ 2025–26 Eredivisie 1102040—170
Career total 524204000584
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

AZ

Netherlands U19

References

  1. 1 2 Kasper Boogaard at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Kasper Boogaard- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. 1 2 "AZ beloont Europe's campaign Kasper Boogaard with new contract". One Football. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kasper Boogaard's debut in AZ first team". Texelsecourant.nl. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Unlucky Boogaard loses with AZO19 in semi-final". Texelsecourant.nl. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Brinkman, Theo (5 November 2025). "AZ started with Dijkstra against Crystal Palace. "He has the same qualities as Denso."". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "AZ too small for Crystal Palace: second European defeat for Alkmaarders". ad.nl. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "AZ vs. PSV". Soccerway. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Willem II huurt Kasper Boogaard van AZ" (in Dutch). Willem II. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.