Calvin Verdonk

Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club NEC. Born in the Netherlands, and a former Dutch youth international, he plays for the Indonesia national team.[1][2]

Calvin Verdonk
Personal information
Full name Calvin Ronald Verdonk
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997
Place of birth Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 24
Youth career
VV Wieldrecht
0000–2005 SC Amstelwijck
2005–2015 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Feyenoord 13 (1)
2016–2017 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → NEC (loan) 37 (2)
2019–2020 → Twente (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2022 Famalicão 13 (0)
2021–2022 → NEC (loan) 21 (1)
2022– NEC 51 (2)
International career‡
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 21 (4)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 23 (0)
2017 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
2024– Indonesia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Early and personal life

Calvin Ronald Verdonk[3] was born on 26 April 1997 in Dordrecht. He is of Indonesian descent through his father who comes from Meulaboh, Aceh.[4]

On 4 June 2024, Verdonk officially acquired Indonesian citizenship.[5][6]

Club career

Verdonk is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 April 2014 agreeing a three-year deal.[7] He made his Eredivisie debut at 8 March 2015 against Excelsior Rotterdam replacing Lucas Woudenberg after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win.[8] On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020.[9]

On 24 May 2016, he was loaned for a season to PEC Zwolle.[10] On 2 August 2017, he was loaned for a season again, this time to NEC Nijmegen.[11]

On 11 September 2020, he joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract.[12] On 30 August 2021, he returned to NEC on a season-long loan.[13] On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights.[14]

International career

Verdonk made his debut for the Indonesia national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier match against Philippines in a 2–0 win.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2014–15 Eredivisie 1000–000010
2015–16 0000–000000
2018–19 12140–1[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0181
2019–20 0000–000000
Total 13140001010191
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 17000––00170
NEC (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 37230–001[lower-alpha 3]0412
Twente (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 22120––00241
Famalicão 2020–21 Primeira Liga 12000––00120
2021–22 102[lower-alpha 4]0––0030
Total 13020000000150
NEC (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 21131––00242
NEC 2022–23 17031––00201
2023–24 34260––00402
Total 723122000000845
Career total 17472320010101999
  1. Appearance in the Europa League
  2. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. Appearance in Promotion/Relegation play-off
  4. Appearance in Taça da Liga

International
As of match played 11 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 2024 1 0
Total10

Honours

Feyenoord

See also

References
  1. Calvin Verdonk at Soccerway
  2. Calvin Verdonk at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Comunicado Oficial N. 128" [Official Announcement No. 128] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 2 December 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "3 Fakta Calvin Verdonk, Bintang Eredivisie Belanda yang Diminta Bela Timnas Indonesia". indosport.com (in Indonesian). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. Bur, Ramdani (4 June 2024). "Breaking News: Calvin Verdonk Resmi Jadi WNI, Siap Tampil di Laga Timnas Indonesia vs Filipina!" (in Indonesian). Okezone Bola. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. "Calvin Verdonk Sudah Resmi WNI. Erick Thohir, Ini Kerja Keras Semua Pihak". pssi.org (in Indonesian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. "Verdonk ziet droom uitkomen met eerste profcontract". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. "Calvin Verdonk geniet na van debuut in De Kuip". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. "Feyenoord bindt Calvin Verdonk tot 2020". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. "PEC Zwolle huurt Calvin Verdonk". peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  11. "N.E.C. huurt Calvin Verdonk van Feyenoord". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  12. "CALVIN VERDONK ASSINA POR QUATRO TEMPORADAS" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. "N.E.C. huurt Verdonk van FC Famalicão" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  14. "N.E.C. voegt bekende(n) toe aan selectie" (in Dutch). NEC. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. "Indonesia v Philippines game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
  16. Calvin Verdonk at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  17. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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