Carel Eiting

Carel Eiting

Personal information
Full name	Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting [1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
0000–2007	AFC
2007–2016	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Jong Ajax	61	(8)
2017–2021	Ajax	17	(0)
2020–2021	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	23	(3)
2021–2022	Genk	12	(0)
2022	Huddersfield Town	5	(0)
2022–2023	Volendam	34	(3)
2023–	Twente	39	(2)
2025–	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	5	(0)
International career
2013–2014	Netherlands U15	2	(0)
2014	Netherlands U16	7	(0)
2014–2015	Netherlands U17	14	(2)
2015	Netherlands U18	2	(0)
2015–2017	Netherlands U19	5	(1)
2017	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2018	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2025

Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting (born 11 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Twente. ^[3]

Club career

Ajax

Eiting is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 12 August 2016 in an Eerste Divisie game against Almere City playing the full match. ^[4] On 19 September 2020, Eiting joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2020–21 season. ^[5]

He made his Huddersfield debut in an EFL Championship fixture against Nottingham Forest on 25 September 2020, coming on as a half-time substitute for Jonathan Hogg. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town on 7 November 2020. ^[6]

Genk

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that K.R.C. Genk had signed Eiting to a 4-year contract transferring from Ajax for an undisclosed amount, joining the team of John van den Brom. ^[7] His contract with the club was cancelled on 30 January 2022.

Huddersfield Town

On 31 January 2022, Eiting returned to Huddersfield Town on a deal to the end of the 2021–22 season, following the cancellation of his contract at Genk. ^[8] Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released. ^[9]

Volendam

On 4 August 2022, Eiting signed a two-year contract with Volendam. ^[10]

Twente

On 1 September 2023, Eiting signed a three-year contract with Twente. ^[11] On 17 January 2025, he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of the season. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2025 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	28	3	—		—		—		28	3
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	18	4	—		—		—		18	4
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	Total		61	8	—		—		—		61	8
Ajax	2016–17	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	7	0	2	0	—		5 [a]	0	14	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	6	0	3	0	—		1 [b]	1	10	1
	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		17	0	8	0	—		6	1	31	1
Huddersfield Town (loan)	2020–21	Championship	23	3	0	0	—		—		23	3
Genk	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	12	0	1	0	5 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	19	0
Huddersfield Town	2021–22	Championship	5	0	2	0	—		0	0	7	0
Volendam	2022–23	Eredivisie	34	3	1	0	—		0	0	35	3
Twente	2023–24	Eredivisie	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	16	2	2	0	3 [e]	0	—		21	0
	Total		39	2	3	0	3	0	—		45	2
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2024–25	Eredivisie	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Career total			186	16	16	0	8	0	7	1	226	15

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 4 in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Ajax ^[3]

• Eredivisie: 2018–19
• KNVB Cup: 2018–19

References

1. "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Huddersfield Town – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 64. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
2. https://www.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/selectie/speler/carel-eiting-1.htm?dbpage=426352 ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. "Carel Eiting - Career Honours". Soccerway.
4. "Almere City vs. Ajax II - 12 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. "Carel Eiting: Huddersfield Town sign Ajax midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
6. "Huddersfield 1-1 Luton". BBC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
7. "Eiting verruilt Ajax voor KRC Genk van trainer Van den Brom". NU Sport. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
8. "CAREL EITING RETURNING TO TOWN!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
9. "2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
10. "FC Volendam legt Carel Eiting voor twee seizoenen vast" (in Dutch). Volendam. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
11. "Carel Eiting tekent contract bij FC Twente" (in Dutch). Twente. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
12. "Carel Eiting maakt seizoen af op Het Kasteel" [Carel Eiting finishes season at Het Kasteel] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.