Marijn Beuker (born 21 September 1984) is a Dutch football executive and former interim coach who serves as the Director of Football for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Beuker was born in Arnhem and raised in Nieuw-Vennep. He attended the Liemers College but dropped out before completing his HAVO diploma. He subsequently took a management course in the hospitality industry before studying sports management and commercial economics at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam from 2005 to 2009. During his studies, he took informal observational trips to study the organizational structures of foreign clubs such as AS Roma, RCD Espanyol, and OGC Nice.
Following a December 2025 investigation by the Dutch newspaper NRC, Beuker publicly admitted to embellishing his educational and professional background on his resume, including claiming a nonexistent bachelor's degree in sports psychology and misrepresenting informal club visits as formal internships.
In 2007, Beuker was appointed as the coordinator of talent development at AZ Alkmaar. In 2013, he was promoted to Director of Football Development and Strategy. Over his 15-year tenure with the club, he became known as one of the primary architects of AZ's highly regarded youth academy, implementing a scientific and data-driven approach to talent identification and development. During his time in Alkmaar, Beuker worked closely alongside several notable Dutch managers, including Louis van Gaal, Marco van Basten, Ronald Koeman, and Arne Slot.
In November 2021, Beuker left the Netherlands to become the Director of Football Operations at Scottish Championship side Queen's Park. He was tasked with restructuring the club's academy to create a sustainable youth-to-first-team pipeline capable of challenging top Scottish academies. During the 2021âÂÂ22 season, Beuker briefly stepped in as the club's interim manager. He departed the club in late 2023.
On 29 November 2023, Beuker was appointed as the Director of Football at Ajax, officially beginning his role on 1 December and signing a contract until July 2028. His appointment was heavily endorsed by former AZ manager Louis van Gaal, who was serving as an advisor to the Ajax supervisory board. In Ajax's restructured technical setup, Beuker was assigned responsibility for the club's long-term footballing vision, youth academy, scouting, and football analytics departments, while a separate technical director handled first-team transfer negotiations.
Beuker is married and has one child.