Editing Jaap Stam (section)

===Ajax===
On 30 January 2006, it was announced that he would return to the Eredivisie and play for Ajax, where he signed a two-year contract for a €2.5&nbsp;million transfer fee. Stam was named team captain upon his arrival at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-now/jaap-stam-captains-ajax.htm|title=Jaap Stam captains Ajax|website=Ajax English|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref> In his first season, he won both the Johan Cruyff Shield and the KNVB Cup; another Johan Cruyff Shield was added to his trophies at the start of the [[2007–08 AFC Ajax season|2007–08 season]].

On 29 October 2007, Stam announced his retirement from professional football with immediate effect after playing six league games for Ajax in the [[2007–08 Eredivisie|2007–08 league]] season. His final game was in a 0–0 draw against [[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]] on 20 October 2007.