Calvin Verdonk

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Calvin Verdonk
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Verdonk playing for NEC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Calvin Ronald Verdonk
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number 24
Youth career
VV Wieldrecht
–2005 SC Amstelwijck
2005–2015 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Feyenoord 13 (1)
2016–2017PEC Zwolle (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018NEC (loan) 37 (2)
2019–2020Twente (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2022 Famalicão 13 (0)
2021–2022NEC (loan) 21 (1)
2022–2025 NEC 89 (3)
2025– Lille 1 (0)
International career
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 21 (4)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 23 (0)
2017 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
2024– Indonesia 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Malta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:07, 20 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025

Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.

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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. [2] He made his Eredivisie debut at 8 March 2015 against Excelsior Rotterdam replacing Lucas Woudenberg after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win. [3] On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020. [4]

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 24 May 2016, Verdonk joined PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan deal. [5]

NEC (loan)

On 2 August 2017, Verdonk was loaned to NEC Nijmegen until the end of the season. [6]

Twente (loan)

On 16 August 2019, Verdonk was loaned to Twente until the end of the 2019–20 season. [7]

Famalicão

On 11 September 2020, Verdonk joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract. [8]

Return to NEC

On 30 August 2021, Verdonk returned to NEC on a season-long loan. [9] On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights. [10]

Verdonk played his last match for NEC on 31 August against Fortuna Sittard. He has played over five seasons for the club, making 165 appearances and contributing 8 goals and 9 assists. [11]

Lille

On 1 September 2025, Verdonk officially signed for Ligue 1 club Lille on a three-year contract. [12] He thus became the first Indonesian international to sign with the French top-flight club and play in the division. [12] [13]

On 20 September 2025, he played his first game with Lille in a 0-3 Ligue 1 defeat against Lens, becoming the first Indonesian to play in Ligue 1. [14]

International career

Verdonk was a youth international for the Netherlands, and made his first appearance at under-17 level. [15]

In April 2024, Verdonk confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. [16] On 10 June 2024, he was called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Philippines. [17] On 11 June 2024, he made his debut for the Indonesia national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines in a 2–0 win. [18]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Verdonk is of Indonesian descent. [19]

On 4 June 2024, Verdonk officially obtained Indonesian citizenship. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2014–15 Eredivisie 1000000010
2015–16 0000000000
2018–19 121401 [c] 01 [d] 0181
2019–20 0000000000
Total13140001010191
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie1700000170
NEC (loan) 2017–18 37230001 [e] 0412
Twente (loan) 2019–20 2212000241
Famalicão 2020–21 Primeira Liga 1200000120
2021–22 1000200030
Total13000200000150
NEC (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie2113100242
NEC 2022–23 1703100201
2023–24 3426000402
2024–25 3412000361
2025–26 40000040
Total11041420000001246
Lille 2025–26 Ligue 1 1000000010
Career total213823220101024010
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. Appearance in Promotion/Relegation play-off

International

As of match played 8 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 202470
202540
Total110

Honours

Club

Feyenoord

International

Netherlands U17

Individual

See also

References

  1. "Pengakuan Calvin Verdonk Lebih Nyaman Jadi Bek Tengah dari pada Bek Kiri". teropongnews.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  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 verruilt N.E.C. voor LOSC Lille" [Calvin Verdonk trades N.E.C. for LOSC Lille] (in Dutch). NEC. 1 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Le latéral gauche, Calvin Verdonk est Lillois". LOSC (in French). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. "Mercato : Les mouvements du dernier jour !". Ligue 1 (in French). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. "Calvin Verdonk (Lille) devient le premier Indonésien de l'histoire de la Ligue 1". L’Equipe. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. "Calvin Verdonk". int.soccerway.com.
  16. "Erick Thohir Ungkap Jens Raven & Calvin Verdonk Akan Dinaturalisasi". kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 30 April 2024.
  17. "Ini 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Vs Filipina, Termasuk Verdonk". cnbcindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 10 June 2024.
  18. "Indonesia v Philippines game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
  19. "Profil Calvin Verdonk, Pemain Naturalisasi Berdarah Aceh". idntimes.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2024.
  20. "Calvin Verdonk Resmi Jadi WNI". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 4 June 2024.
  21. Calvin Verdonk at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  22. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  23. "PSV and N.E.C. main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  24. "N.E.C. Nijmegen and RKC Waalwijk main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.