Calvin Twigt

Calvin Twigt

Twigt in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Volendam
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2014	Buitenveldert
2014–2021	Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Jong Volendam	14	(0)
2020–	Volendam	74	(4)
International career‡
2023–	Netherlands U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:19, 11 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Calvin Twigt (born 30 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Volendam.

Club career

Twigt started his youth career with SC Buitenveldert before moving to the academy of FC Volendam. ^[3] On 12 September 2020, he made his debut for Jong FC Volendam in the Tweede Divisie in the 0–3 away loss to Rijnsburgse Boys. ^[4]

On 16 October 2020, Twigt made his professional debut in the first team, in the 5–1 home win over Jong PSV. He came on as a substitute for Boy Deul in the 88th minute. ^{[5] [6]} On 23 February 2021, Twigt made his first ever start for Volendam in the 3–2 win against Jong Ajax. ^[7] On 6 May 2021, Twigt signed a new contract with Volendam until 2024. ^[5]

He scored his first goal for Volendam on 27 August 2021 in a 5–0 win over MVV. ^{[8] [9]}

Career statistics

As of 4 February 2024 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Volendam	2020–21	Tweede Divisie	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2022–23	Tweede Divisie	9	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Volendam	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	15	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	24	1	0	0	—		—		24	1
	2022–23	Eredivisie	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	19	2	0	0	—		—		19	2
	Total		74	4	1	0	—		1	0	76	4
Career total			89	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	92	4

1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

1. Koelemeijer, Tijmen (26 February 2021). "Ineens stond Calvin Twigt (18) tegenover Champions League-spelers van Ajax: "Het is bizar"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
2. "Netherlands - C. Twigt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. Berkhout, Han; Bras, Albert; Hommes, Henk; Meer, Judith van der; Poel, Harry; Remijnse, Rob; Stork, Theo (2014). Johanna’s Hof E-Top Tournament - PROGRAMMA (PDF) (in Dutch). FC Castricum. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021. De E1 van Buitenveldert staat dan ook bol van het talent. Dat willen Arttu Koldijk, Ayoub Aitali, Calvin Twigt, Diego Diaz Lopez, doelman Floris Rozemond, Ivar Krijger, Jan Muller, Joaud Mahraoui, Lezil da Silva, Mauro Di Bella en Soufiane Elomour op dit toernooi voor een groot publiek laten zien.
4. "Jong FC Volendam maat te klein voor Rijnsburgse Boys". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 12 September 2020.
5. "FC Volendam beloont ontwikkeling Calvin Twigt met contract". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 6 May 2021.
6. Veerman, Eddy (17 October 2020). "Eerste en meteen forse thuiszege FC Volendam". Nieuw-Volendam (in Dutch).
7. "Volendam vs. Ajax II - 23 February 2021 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
8. "Volendam vs. MVV - 27 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
9. Dekker, Edward (27 August 2021). "Calvin Twigt heeft zijn eerste goal voor FC Volendam te pakken: "Hartstikke blij"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).

External links

• Calvin Twigt at Soccerway