Ajax has confirmed the transfer of the U19 U19 U19 International and former Sparta goalkeeper Prague Joeri Heerkens.

19-year-old Heerkens She has signed a five-year contract in Amsterdam, where she is expected to become the first goalkeeper in the coming seasons.

“We are pleased that Joeri Heerkens has chosen Ajax,” Ajax Kroes director said on the club’s website.

“Jomeri is a young gifted goalkeeper with all the qualities needed for the position: height, reflexes, calm, concentration and mentality. It shows a great deal of commitment and movement to improve. We believe he can develop very well in Ajax and we are sure, in time, he can grow in the role of the first choice goalkeeper.”

Heerkens confirmed his departure from Sparta Prague and Republic Czecheke in Instagram Earlier on Monday.

“The place where I was born with a mission, the place where I put my first steps in the football field, the first steps towards my dream,” Wrote Heerkens. “I will always be grateful to teach me the difficult path. You created a person who is ready to conquer the world, you created a person who is willing to fulfill his dreams.”

The Dutch Youth of the Dutch Youth of Czecheke joined Sparta Prague in 2021 after playing for Tj Slovan Brumov, FK Nachod and FC Hradec Kralove in his youth career. The 19-year-old goalkeeper has not made his professional debut for Sparta Prague, despite being called to the match team in the final weeks of the Liga Chance 2024/25 season.

European champion

Heerkens represented the Czecheke Republic at the youth level until 2023, when he passed to the Netherlands and joined their U18 team. Last summer, Heerkens played every minute of the European Championship under 19, which he won with the Netherlands after defeating Spain 1-0 in the final.