Djevencio van der Kust

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Djevencio van der Kust
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Van der Kust in 2022
Personal information
Full name Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust [1]
Date of birth (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2012 AVV Zeeburgia
2012–2020 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Jong Utrecht 48 (2)
2021–2023 FC Utrecht 20 (0)
2023Houston Dynamo (loan) 0 (0)
2023Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) 5 (1)
2023– Sparta Rotterdam 40 (1)
International career
2023– Suriname 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 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.

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Club career

Utrecht

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]

Houston Dynamo

On 9 February 2023, Van der Kust signed for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on loan with an option to buy. [11] [12]

Sparta Rotterdam

On 10 August 2023, van der Kust signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam. [13]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024 [2] [4] [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2020
2020–21 261261
2021–22 171171
2022–23 3030
Total482000000482
Utrecht 2021–22 Eredivisie 120002 [lower-alpha 2] 0140
2022–23 8020100
Total200200020240
Houston Dynamo (loan) 2023 MLS 00000000
Sparta Rotterdam 2023–24 Eredivisie301201 [lower-alpha 2] 0331
2024–25 1000000100
Total4012010431
Career total10834000301153
  1. Includes KNVB Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs

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