Bakx was discovered by Sparta Rotterdam in 2005, while he was playing for VV Kloetinge in the Hoofdklasse, the highest Dutch amateur league.
But Bakx refused to sign, opting to focus on his school career, and went to HSV Hoek, another team playing in the Hoofdklasse.
Search results showed a positive report on Bakx, and Vanhaezebrouck contacted Kortrijk's head scout.
[citation needed] On 26 July 2019, SV Spakenburg announced that Bakx had joined the club.
[5] In September 2020, Bakx returned to HSV Hoek after leaving the club 13 years earlier.