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==Career==
Growing up in Amsterdam, Jan de Boer signed up with local club Ajax in 1911, joining the club's youth ranks at 13 years of age. Nine years later, under coach [[Jack Reynolds (footballer born 1881)|Jack Reynolds]], Jan de Boer was able to replace former first team goalkeeper Jan Smit in goal. He would become the club's first choice goalkeeper for the next thirteen years until 1933, amassing a total of 195 caps for Ajax, making him a member of the club's illustrious [[Club van 100 (AFC Ajax)|Club van 100]] of most capped players in the club's history. He made his first appearance for Ajax on 19 September 1920, in the 1–4 away loss to [[VVA/Spartaan|De Spartaan]], while his final match for Ajax was contested on 26 March 1933 in the 3–4 away win over [[Sparta Rotterdam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voetballegends.nl/profile.php?id=248|title=Jan de Boer|date=2 March 2012|publisher=Voetbal Legends|accessdate=23 November 2013}}</ref>
After 1933 Jan de Boer remained active at Ajax, playing as an outfield player for [[AFC Ajax (amateurs)|Ajax 6]], one of the club's amateur teams playing in the lower leagues of the Netherlands. In 1942 he was made an [[AFC Ajax#Honorary club members|Honorary member]] of the club, and in the years 1963 – 1973 was a member of the club's [[board of directors]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geschiedenis24.nl/speler.program.7148621.html|title=Ajax-Feyenoord|date=2 March 2012|publisher=Geschiedenis 24|accessdate=23 November 2013}}</ref>
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