Sam Beukema

Sam Beukema
	Beukema with Napoli in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Deventer, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Napoli
Number	31
Youth career
2005–2009	DSC Diepenveen
2009–2013	Go Ahead Eagles
2013–2014	Twente
2014–2017	Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2021	Go Ahead Eagles
2021–2023	AZ
2023–2025	Bologna
2025–	Napoli
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:03, 25 October 2025 (UTC)

Sam Beukema (born 17 November 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Napoli.

Career

Beukema made his Eerste Divisie debut for Go Ahead Eagles on 1 September 2017 in a game against Helmond Sport.^[1]

On 31 March 2021, Beukema signed a contract at AZ until 2026, joining the team as of July 2021.^[2]

On 3 July 2023, AZ agreed a fee of €10 million to sign Beukema, with Denso Kasius heading the other way.

On 20 July 2025, Beukema joined fellow Serie A club Napoli signing a five-year contract.^[3]

On 13 September, he netted his first goal on his league debut in a 3–1 away win over Fiorentina.^[4]

As of match played 25 October 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League	National cup^[a]	Europe	Other	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	6	0	2	0	—	—	8	0
2019–20	Eerste Divisie	23	1	2	1	—	—	25	2
2020–21	Eerste Divisie	37	8	3	1	—	—	40	9
Total	66	9	7	2	—	—	73	11
AZ	2021–22	Eredivisie	24	3	4	0	5^[b]	0	4^[c]	0	37	3
2022–23	Eredivisie	26	2	1	0	17^[d]	1	—	44	3
Total	50	5	5	0	22	1	4	0	81	6
Bologna	2023–24	Serie A	30	1	3	1	—	—	33	2
2024–25	Serie A	35	0	4	0	8^[e]	0	—	47	0
Total	65	1	7	1	8	0	—	80	2
Napoli	2025–26	Serie A	5	1	0	0	3^[e]	0	0	0	8	1
Career total	205	16	19	3	33	1	4	0	242	20

^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Bologna

Individual

^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 September 2017.
^ "AZ contracteert Beukema". AZ Alkmaar. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "SSCN | Sam Beukema joins Napoli". Napoli. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
^ "Fiorentina VS Napoli". www.legaseriea.it. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
^ Sam Beukema at Soccerway
^ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
^ "AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 28 January 2022.
^ "FC Twente main supplier in May's Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.