Calvin Verdonk

Calvin Verdonk
Verdonk playing for NEC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Calvin Ronald Verdonk
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 24
Youth career
VV Wieldrecht
–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 71 (3)
International career‡
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 21 (4)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 23 (0)
2017 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
2024– Indonesia 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Malta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Eredivisie club NEC. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Feyenoord

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. He made his Eredivisie debut at 8 March 2015 against Excelsior Rotterdam replacing Lucas Woudenberg after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win. On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020.

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 24 May 2016, Verdonk joined PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan deal.

NEC (loan)

On 2 August 2017, Verdonk was loaned to NEC Nijmegen until the end of the season.

Twente (loan)

On 16 August 2019, Verdonk was loaned to Twente until the end of the 2019–20 season.

Famalicão

On 11 September 2020, Verdonk joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract.

Return to NEC

On 30 August 2021, Verdonk returned to NEC on a season-long loan. On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights.

International career

Verdonk was a youth international for the Netherlands, and made his first appearance at under-17 level.

In April 2024, Verdonk confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. He made his debut for the Indonesia national team on 11 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines in a 2–0 win.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Verdonk is of Indonesian descent.

On 4 June 2024, Verdonk officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2014–15 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 12 1 4 0 – 1 0 1 0 18 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 1
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 17 0 0 0 – – 0 0 17 0
NEC (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 37 2 3 0 – 0 0 1 0 41 2
Twente (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 22 1 2 0 – – 0 0 24 1
Famalicão 2020–21 Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 – – 0 0 12 0
2021–22 1 0 2 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Total 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
NEC (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 21 1 3 1 – – 0 0 24 2
NEC 2022–23 Eredivisie 17 0 3 1 – – 0 0 20 1
2023–24 34 2 6 0 – – 0 0 40 2
2024–25 20 1 2 0 – – 0 0 22 1
Total 92 4 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 6
Career total 194 8 25 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 221 10
  1. ^ Appearance in the UEFA 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 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2024 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Feyenoord

Netherlands U17

Individual

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Verdonk ziet droom uitkomen met eerste profcontract". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Calvin Verdonk geniet na van debuut in De Kuip". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord bindt Calvin Verdonk tot 2020". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Calvin Verdonk van Feyenoord". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Twente dankt Feyenoord voor rol in verlenging verblijf Verdonk". vi.nl (in Dutch). 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ "CALVIN VERDONK ASSINA POR QUATRO TEMPORADAS" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Verdonk van FC Famalicão" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ^ "N.E.C. voegt bekende(n) toe aan selectie" (in Dutch). NEC. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Calvin Verdonk". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Erick Thohir Ungkap Jens Raven & Calvin Verdonk Akan Dinaturalisasi".
  13. ^ "Indonesia v Philippines game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Profile of Calvin Verdonk". idntimes.com. 10 October 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Calvin Verdonk Sudah Resmi WNI. Erick Thohir, Ini Kerja Keras Semua Pihak". pssi.org (in Indonesian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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  18. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Instagram".
  20. ^ "Instagram".
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