"It's special to be on this wall," Anton Gaaei says as he looks at his spot in Ajax's Club of 100 in the catacombs of the Johan Cruijff ArenA. Against Excelsior, he reached the milestone of one hundred appearances in the white-red-white. That is why his photo now hangs among fellow Danes such as Kasper Dolberg, Christian Eriksen, Lasse Schöne and Søren Lerby. "There are definitely some big names in there."
Anton Gaaei will play his hundredth official match for Ajax 1 this Sunday against Excelsior. It is a milestone for the 23-year-old Dane, who has been an Ajax player since the 2023/2024 season. The jubilee match, with which Gaaei joins Ajax's Club of 100, offers a good moment to look back at his previous 99 appearances for the first team.
Maher Carrizo signed his Ajax contract at the Johan Cruijff ArenA earlier this month. On Tuesday morning, the Argentine Ajax player made his first appearance on the training pitch. The group coached by Fred Grim is preparing for the league showdown against NEC, on Saturday evening at the ArenA. Here you can see the finest moments from Tuesday’s training session.
In the Netherlands, three million people aged 16 to 75 struggle with reading, writing, and/or numeracy. This makes it difficult, among other things, to use computers and smartphones, and as a result, these people experience problems at work, with finances, health and social contacts. Tyrese Teuwsen (Ajax U19) was one of them. He found motivation in football and, with the support of the School of the Future, managed to overcome his challenges in this area.