on august 7, altidore made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute against psv eindhoven. altidore scored in the 80th minute, helping his new side to a 3–1 opening day win. altidore was again used as a sub in the club's next eredivisie game as az fell 2–0 to fc twente. altidore made his first start in the league for az on august 21, when they played host to nec nijmegen at the afas stadion. after a goalless first-half, altidore opened the scoring in the 54th minute, pouncing on the rebound after nec goalkeeper jasper cillessen saved his header. altidore scored again nineteen minutes later after some nice passing with adam maher and az ran out 4–0 winners.