L. van Gelderen · career
Liam van Gelderen
Center Back · Waalwijk · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 136 appearances with 4 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Waalwijk — Season rating 37, 0 goals and 0 assists in 34 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 32 points at Waalwijk. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 22 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Eredivisie) and kept playing — 22 games that season.
By season
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands U17 | 2018/19 | UEFA U17 Championship | 12 | 1 |
Honours
U19 Divisie 1×3Eredivisie×2UEFA U17 Championship×2Eerste Divisie×2KNVB Beker×2Super Cup×2U19 Divisie 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification CONCACAFat Suriname | 4 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
23 played24 not in squad· 1657 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Patro Eisden | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Heracles | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong AZ | 3-2 | Played | 69 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 15 | Eerste Divisie | H Helmond Sport | 1-1 | Played | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 22 | Eerste Divisie | A FC Eindhoven | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | Eerste Divisie | H Almere City FC | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Sep 12 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong Utrecht | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Sep 16 | Eerste Divisie | H Vitesse | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 19 | Eerste Divisie | A Roda | 4-1 | Played | 87 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 26 | Eerste Divisie | H ADO Den Haag | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 29 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong Ajax | 2-1 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 3 | Eerste Divisie | A Den Bosch | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 17 | Eerste Divisie | H Willem II | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 20 | Eerste Divisie | A Dordrecht | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 24 | Eerste Divisie | H Cambuur | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 29 | KNVB Beker | H Cambuur | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Eerste Divisie | A Emmen | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 9 | Eerste Divisie | H De Graafschap | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 21 | Eerste Divisie | A FC OSS | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 25 | Eerste Divisie | H MVV | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 1 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong PSV U21 | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 5 | Eerste Divisie | H VVV Venlo | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 10 | Eerste Divisie | A Vitesse | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 18 | KNVB Beker | A Hsc 21 | 9-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 22 | Eerste Divisie | A Jong Ajax | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 15 | KNVB Beker | A Heerenveen | 1-3 | Played | 76 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 18 | Eerste Divisie | H Dordrecht | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 23 | Eerste Divisie | A De Graafschap | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 26 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong Utrecht | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 30 | Eerste Divisie | H FC OSS | 2-0 | Played | 85 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 8 | Eerste Divisie | A Willem II | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 13 | Eerste Divisie | H Roda | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 20 | Eerste Divisie | A Cambuur | 1-1 | Played | 22 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 27 | Eerste Divisie | H FC Eindhoven | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 6 | Eerste Divisie | A VVV Venlo | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 13 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong AZ | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | Eerste Divisie | A Almere City FC | 2-2 | Played | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | Eerste Divisie | H Den Bosch | 2-3 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 3 | Eerste Divisie | A MVV | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 6 | Eerste Divisie | A Helmond Sport | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 10 | Eerste Divisie | H Emmen | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Apr 17 | Eerste Divisie | A ADO Den Haag | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 5.5 | ||
| Apr 24 | Eerste Divisie | H Jong PSV U21 | 4-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 28 | Eerste Divisie | A Roda | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 1 | Eerste Divisie | H Roda | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 5 | Eerste Divisie | H Willem II | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | Eerste Divisie | A Willem II | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |