Evert Linthorst

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Evert Linthorst
Evert Linthorst (2019).jpg
Linthorst in 2019
Personal information
Full name Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria Linthorst [1]
Date of birth (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Venlo, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Go Ahead Eagles
Number 8
Youth career
2013-2017 PSV Eindhoven
2017-2018 VVV Venlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 VVV-Venlo 48 (6)
2021–2022 Ittihad Kalba 14 (0)
2022– Go Ahead Eagles 91 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025

Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria "Evert" Linthorst (born 3 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles. [1]

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Club career

VVV

Born and raised in Venlo, he opted to join his hometown club VVV Venlo in 2017 after spending four years previously in the football academy of PSV Eindhoven. He plays as a central midfielder. [2] Linthorst made his Eredivisie debut for VVV Venlo against AFC Ajax on 19 April 2018. [3] On 17 August 2019, he scored his first league goal for the club, grabbing a late consolation in a 4-1 defeat against Ajax. [4]

Al Ittihad Kalba

On 1 February 2021, he signed with Al Ittihad Kalba, based in the city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and who play in the UAE Pro League. [5] He made his debut in the Pro League against Ajman Club on 5 February 2021 appearing as a late substitute in a 2-1 home win for his new club. [6]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 30 January 2022, Linthorst signed a two and-a-half year contract with Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024. [7] He made his debut for Go Ahead Eagles as a late substitute in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 win over Ajax on 27 February 2022. [8] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 April 2023 against RKC Waalwijk, netting his side’s first goal in a 3-2 home victory in the Eredivisie. [9] In October 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, with the option of an additional season. [10]

He played as the club won the 2025 KNVB Cup final in Rotterdam on a penalty shoot-out against AZ Alkmaar. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VVV-Venlo 2017–18 Eredivisie 1010
2018–19 Eredivisie13000130
2019–20 Eredivisie18410194
2020–21 Eredivisie16231193
Total48641527
Ittihad Kalba 2020–21 UAE Pro League 8020100
2021–22 UAE Pro League60101080
Total1401030180
Go Ahead Eagles 2021–22 Eredivisie200020
2022–23 Eredivisie23110241
2023–24 Eredivisie311302 [a] 0361
2024–25 Eredivisie333502 [b] 0403
2025–26 Eredivisie2100001 [c] 031
Total9169020301056
Career total1531214130203017513
  1. Appearances in European play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Go Ahead Eagles

References

  1. 1 2 Evert Linthorst at Soccerway
  2. "LET US INTRODUCE: EREDIVISIE AND ORANGE CUSTOMER EVERT LINTHORST". elfvoetbal. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. "Ajax vs. VVV - 19 April 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. "VVV VS. AJAX 1 - 4 Soccerway". 17 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. "Evert Linthorst definitief naar Emiraten" [Evert Linthorst permanently to Emirates]. 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. "KALBA VS. AJMAN 2 - 1". Soccerway. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. "EVERT LINTHORST: 'HEB GEVOETBALD BIJ GEVOELSTEMPERATUUR VAN 50 GRADEN'" (Press release) (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. "GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. AJAX 2 - 1". Soccerway. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. "GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 2". Soccerway. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. "EVERT LINTHORST SIGNS CONTRACT UNTIL MID-2025". ga-eagles.nl. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. "Venlonaar Evert Linthorst beleeft ultiem bekersprookje met Go Ahead Eagles". Limburger.nl. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.