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Renee van Asten made her debut for the Dutch national team with a goal against France on Tuesday evening. A few years ago, the defender found herself at a crossroads that few people ever encounter in their lives: a contract with Ajax on one side, and a unique opportunity to study and play football at Harvard University in the United States on the other. Van Asten reflects on her life at Ajax, the impact of injury setbacks, combining elite sport with academic study, and why she ultimately chose to follow her instincts wholeheartedly.

With three goals and a clean sheet, Ajax returned from Almelo on Saturday evening with three points in the bag. The clash with Heracles unfolded smoothly for the Amsterdam side and saw Steven Berghuis shine with two goals. In his slipstream, Lucas Rosa played a perhaps less obvious but very positive role. In this edition of Ajax Insights, we take a closer look at his statistics. Ajax Insights is developed by Team Rockstars IT.

With two goals, captain Steven Berghuis played an important role in Saturday evening’s 0-3 victory away at Heracles. Berghuis made it 0–2 and 0–3 after Mika Godts had already opened the scoring.

Ajax have ended the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie match against Heracles in a 0-3 victory. The goals on behalf of the Amsterdam-based team were scored by Steven Berghuis (2) and Mika Godts.

Few Ajax supporters could have predicted, on 11 April 1976, that they were witnessing the beginning of a remarkable club record. On that day, Sören Lerby made his debut for Ajax 1 against Go Ahead Eagles. When he said farewell to the club in 1983, his résumé listed an impressive 269 appearances. That extraordinary journey began fifty years ago, at De Meer. Until the 2019/2020 season, Lerby remained the foreign Ajax player with the most first‑team matches in the club’s history.

Ajax travel to Almelo on Saturday for the match against Heracles. A day before the clash in Overijssel, Ajax coach Oscar García looks ahead to the away fixture against the bottom side in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie.





Ajax and Jorthy Mokio have reached an agreement on a new contract. The Belgian player’s new deal runs for five years, from July 1, 2026 until June 30, 2031. His previous contract was set to expire on June 30, 2027.

