Navajo Bakboord

Navajo Bakboord
Personal information
Full name Navajo Marcelino Bakboord[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 RKC Waalwijk
Youth career
2003–2005 ASV Fortius
2005–2007 ASV-DWV
2007–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Jong Ajax 24 (0)
2019−2024 Heracles Almelo 61 (0)
2025 Waterford 12 (0)
2026– RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 12 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 12 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2017 Netherlands U19 7 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 6 (0)
2023– Suriname 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Navajo Marcelino Bakboord (born 29 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a right back for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Bakboord made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 1 December 2017 in a game against MVV.[4] On 23 May 2019 it has been announced that Bakboord signed with Heracles Almelo.[5] On 9 January 2025, Bakboord signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.[6][7] On 22 November 2025, he departed Waterford by mutual consent after making just 12 league appearances for the club.[8] On 25 February 2026, he signed for Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk until the end of the season.[9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Bakboord is of Surinamese descent.[10] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands, having played for them up to the Netherlands U20s. In June 2023, he switched to play for the Suriname national team for a set of 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification matches.[11]

Honours

Jong Ajax

References

  1. ^ description!, beIN SPORTS. "Navajo Marcelino Bakboord". beIN SPORTS.
  2. ^ "Navajo Bakboord". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. ^ Navajo Bakboord at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Navajo Bakboord naar Heracles Almelo". AFC Ajax. 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ FC, Waterford (9 January 2025). "Welcome to Waterford FC, Navajo Bakboord!".
  7. ^ "Meet the Ajax graduate Navajo Bakboord hoping to revitalise his career with high-flying Waterford". www.independent.ie. 5 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Navajo Bakboord Departs The Blues". WFC Website. 22 November 2025.
  9. ^ "RKC Waalwijk: RKC Waalwijk voegt Navajo Bakboord toe aan de selectie".
  10. ^ "Dit team van Nederlandse Surinamers kan Natio naar het WK helpen". Sportnieuws. 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Navajo Bakboord opgenomen in de voorselectie van Suriname". Heracles Almelo. 19 August 2023.
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