These Ajax players are travelling to London

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Ajax manager John Heitinga is taking 23 players to England for the away match against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League. The match in the third round of the biggest European club competition kicks off on Wednesday at 21:00.

Date: 21.10.2025

Photographer: AFC Ajax

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Squad Ajax 1:
Vitezslav Jaros
Joeri Heerkens
Remko Pasveer
Lucas Rosa 
Anton Gaaei
Ko Itakura
Owen Wijndal
Youri Baas
Josip Šutalo
Gerald Alders
Youri Regeer
Kenneth Taylor
Oscar Gloukh
James McConnell
Davy Klaassen
Jorthy Mokio
Kian Fitz-Jim
Raúl Moro
Mika Godts
Oliver Edvardsen
Don-Angelo Konadu
Wout Weghorst
Rayane Bounida

Ajax U19 will also be in action on Wednesday in the UEFA Youth League. The following players are travelling with Paul Nuijten for the match against their Chelsea counterparts.

Squad Ajax U19:
Mark Engel
Valentijn van der Velde
Anass Moummane
Hasan Ayyildiz
Jeshurun Simeon
Leroy Fränkel
Luuk Beekman
Mohamed Abdalla
Pharell Nash
Sesynijo Tilborg
Tyrese Teuwsen
Aaron Bouwman
Abdellah Ouazane
Damian van der Vaart
Emre Ünüvar
Jinairo Johnson
Luca Messori
Lucas Jetten
Mark Verkuijl
Sean Steur

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