Career
Club career
Ax began his career at hometown club Football Club Groningen, making his league debut against PSV Eindhoven on 25 August 1996. Although he made few appearances, he caught the eye of Vitesse Arnhem, who signed the left winger in 1998. Ax, however, only managed to make a single appearance in his first season, and was loaned to De Graafschap for the following season.
Here he managed to score 5 goals in 16 appearances.
Following his loan move Ax returned to Vitesse, where he was sold to their rivals Nippon Electric Corporation Nijmegen. Here Ax enjoyed the most successful period of his career, playing four seasons and featuring regularly in the side.
Injuries, however, started to take the toll on the player, and Ax subsequently left Nippon Electric Corporation at the end of his contract in 2004. Ax returned to De Graafschap in 2004 and spent two seasons with his former club
His first season saw De Graafschap finish in a disappointing 17th place resulting in relegation to the Eerste Divisie.
After playing one season in the second tier, Ax moved to fellow Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles. Ax spent two seasons at the Deventer-based team before announcing his retirement in 2008. International career
Ax was part of the same Netherlands under 21 side as future internationals Dirk Kuyt, Rafael van der Vaart and John Heitinga, but despite several appearances he did not make the step up to the full national team
Ax took part in the 2002 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Football Championship with the Netherlands.
He had previously scored a goal in a qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland. Retirement
Ax retired from professional football at the relatively young age of 29.
Ax now plays amateur football for Dijkse Boys. Ax has also played beach football for the Netherlands.
