Personal information | |||
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Full name | Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | AVV Zeeburgia | ||
2012–2020 | FC Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Jong Utrecht | 48 | (2) |
2021–2023 | FC Utrecht | 20 | (0) |
2023 | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2023– | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | (0) |
International career | |||
2023– | Suriname | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 |
Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust (born 30 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
After playing youth football for AVV Zeeburgia, Van der Kust joined FC Utrecht's academy in 2012. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Utrecht in December 2019, with the deal valid until mid-2022 with the option of a year's extension. [3] Van der Kust made his debut for Jong Utrecht on 10 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to De Graafschap. [2] He ended the season with 2 appearances for Jong Utrecht, playing primarily with the U-19 side. [2] He scored his first career goal on 24 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Jong PSV. During the 2020–21 season he established himself as a regular for Jong Utrecht, making 26 appearances and scoring 1 goal. [4]
On 15 August 2021, he made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht in matchweek 1 of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam. [5] On 9 November van der Kust signed a new contract lasting until 2025. [6] He made his first start for Utrecht on 5 February 2022 in a 3–2 win over SC Cambuur. [7] [8] Van der Kust started 11 of Utrechts final 14 Eredivisie matches, helping them to a 7th place finish. [8] [9] He also started both of Utrecht's European playoff matches, a 4–3 aggregate loss to Vitesse. [8] He made 17 appearances and scored 1 goal for Jong Utrecht during the season. [8]
Van der Kust started the 2022–23 season as the first choice leftback, appearing in 8 of the first 10 Eredivisie games with 7 starts and starting a KNVB Cup game. [10] He then lost his spot in the first team, appearing in just 1 of the next 12 matches, his 1 appearance being a substitute in a cup match, and playing in 3 matches for Jong Utrecht. [10]
On 9 February 2023, Van der Kust signed for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on loan with an option to buy. [11] [12]
On 10 August 2023, van der Kust signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam. [13]
Born in the Netherlands, Van der Kust is of Surinamese descent. [14] He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in October 2023. [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
2021–22 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
2022–23 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Houston Dynamo (loan) | 2023 | MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Sparta Rotterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 88 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 2 |
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