US EditionFC Dallas Transfer GK Maarten Paes to Ajax
Maarten Paes ends four years in MLS with 114 appearances and a 70.38 save percentage before returning to Dutch club Ajax, his home country team.
- FC Dallas transferred Maarten Paes to AFC Ajax on Monday, returning the Dutch goalkeeper to his home country after four years with the North Texas club.
- Paes established himself as a reliable MLS starter, quickly earning league-wide recognition and selection to the 2024 MLS All-Star Game and Skills Challenge.
- Last season he suffered a significant upper-leg and hamstring injury that sidelined him for roughly nine weeks.
- With Paes gone, homegrown goalkeeper Michael Collodi returns as FC Dallas' No. 1 netminder for the Feb. 21 season opener against Toronto FC.
- The move gives AFC Ajax additional goalkeeping depth while FC Dallas begins a transition, as Paes's 10,182 minutes and 379 saves at Dallas conclude his era.
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FC Dallas transfer GK Maarten Paes to Ajax
FC Dallas transferred veteran goalkeeper Maarten Paes to Dutch powerhouse Ajax on Monday.
Ajax Amsterdam has officially secured the services of Maarten Paes. The Eredivisie giants have reached an agreement with FC Dallas to sign the Indonesian national team goalkeeper.
Goalkeeper Maarten Paes has signed a contract with Ajax until June 2029. The goalkeeper joins from American club FC Dallas, where he had a contract until the end of 2026. The club has not disclosed a transfer fee. Paes was born in Nijmegen and made his debut for the Indonesian national team in 2024. Paes played in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht, from where he transferred to Dallas in 2022. The Indonesian international played a season in the start…
Maarten Paes will never put his own interests above those of Ajax, he made clear in an interview on Ajax.nl. The goalkeeper signed with the club he's been a fan of since childhood on Monday and believes he can have a positive impact on Ajax's success. PHOTO: AFC AJAX "It's very...
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