Myron Boadu

AZ

Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Boadu started playing for SC Buitenveldert, before joining the AZ academy in 2013. He went through the youth ranks before being included in the reserve team prior to the 2016–17 season. On 3 September 2016, he made his debut for the AZ reserves in a match against Excelsior Maassluis, scoring in the 23rd minute. The reserves were crowned champions at the end of the third division season, reaching promotion to the Dutch second division. In 2017, Boadu was included in the first team of AZ, but was sidelined for almost the entire 2017–18 season due to a knee injury. On 6 May 2018, he made his professional debut for AZ in the last match of the Eredivisie season against PEC Zwolle. He came off the bench in the 67th minute, replacing Mats Seuntjens in a 6–0 home victory. On 12 August 2018, Boadu scored his first professional goal in a match against NAC Breda. In doing so, he became the youngest player to score a goal for AZ in the Eredivisie, aged 17 years and 212 days. The following week he scored again in a match against FC Emmen. In a home match against Feyenoord on 16 September 2018, Boadu broke his ankle after a collision with Eric Botteghin. He was subsequently ruled out for seven months. He made his comeback for AZ on 20 April 2019, an away match, also against Feyenoord. During the 2019–20 season, Boadu established himself as a starter for the AZ first team, and scored important goals in the Eredivisie as well as in the…

On 19 November 2019, Boadu made his debut for the Netherlands national team in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Estonia, scoring the fifth and final goal in a 5–0 victory. He also became the first player born in the 21st century to feature and score for the Netherlands national team.

Boadu has been cited as an example of a "modern poacher", a forward with an explicit focus on scoring goals. He is a product of AZ Alkmaar’s academy, a school which puts focus on drilling Dutch total football.

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026

International

As of match played 19 November 2019

Scores and results the Netherlands' goal tally first.