Matthijs Hardijk (born 25 December 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger for Tweede Divisie club IJsselmeervogels.
Career During his early career, Hardijk was part of the youth setups of VV Hoogezand and FC Groningen. In 2016, he moved to amateur club Harkemase Boys, where he was a key player in the Derde Divisie. As a result of his performances, he joined AZ in April 2017.
He made his professional Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 18 August 2017 in a game against FC Den Bosch, replacing Abdel Malek El Hasnaoui in the 72nd minute.
On 25 May 2018, it was announced that Hardijk would return to Groningen, where he was to compete for the reserves in the Derde Divisie in the 2018–19 season.
In June 2019, Hardijk joined Hoofdklasse club ACV Assen from Jong Groningen. After one season, he moved to HHC Hardenberg in the Tweede Divisie after agreeing to the deal in January 2020.
Hardijk experienced his breakthrough for the club during the 2022–23 season, where he was top goalscorer for the club, scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances as Hardenberg finished fourth in the third tier.
After three seasons at Hardenberg, Hardijk signed with defending amateur champions Katwijk in 2023 due to him moving to Amsterdam in connection to his civil career. In January 2025, he joined IJsselmeervogels.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueKNVB CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHarkemase Boys2016–17Derde Divisie3262140387Jong AZ2017–18Eerste Divisie220——220Jong Groningen2018–19Derde Divisie339——339ACV Assen2019–20Hoofdklasse211300—2113Hardenberg2020–21Tweede Divisie6010—702021–22Tweede Divisie30110—3112022–23Tweede Divisie341710—3517Total701830—7318Katwijk2023–24Tweede Divisie28620—306Career total20652714021753
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