Nick Twisk

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Nick Twisk
Personal information
Full name Nick Twisk
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jong AZ
Youth career
-2014 VV Zeevogels
2014-2021 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021- Jong AZ 62 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:15, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Nick Twisk (born 13 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. [1]

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Career

From Egmond aan Zee in North Holland, Twisk transferred from VV Zeevogels to the AZ Youth Academy in 2014 at the age of ten years-old. [2] He played a key part as the AZ Alkmaar under-18 side won a league and cup double in the 2021–22 season. [3] [4] [5] He was also later part of AZ's UEFA Youth League winning team during the 2022-23 season and also played against Boca Juniors in the U20 Intercontinental Cup. [2]

Twisk made his professional league debut for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie on 30 April 2021 in the 0–1 away match against Roda JC Kerkrade. [6] Twisk was rewarded with a new extended two-year contract in April 2022. [7] In 2024, he signed another two-year contract extension. [2] However, a meniscus injury to his knee sidelined him for a total of 516 days, missing 58 matches. By the 2025-26 season, Twisk was captain of the Jong AZ, and the oldest player in the team, playing in midfield but also occasionally at centre-back. [8] He scored his first league goal for the club in a 4-2 away win over Roda JC on 5 December 2025. [9]

Personal life

He is the father of a son, Noah. [8]

References

  1. "N.Twisk- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nick Twisk to stay at AZ for another two years -Contract extension until mid-2026". flessenpostuitegmond.nl. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. "Nick Twisk with AZ Under 18 overall champion. After winning the cup, now also national champion". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
  4. "Party at AZ after scoop: national title is in for youth thanks to victory over PSV". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  5. "AZ Under 18 wins KNVB Cup: team of trainer Jan Sierksma 4-1 too strong for Twente / Heracles Academy". voetbalinzaanstad.nl. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  6. "Nick Twisk is now a real professional football player". flesswnpostuitegmond.nl.
  7. "AZ longer with Nick Twisk". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
  8. 1 2 "Deep valleys, high peaks: new Jong AZ captain Nick Twisk". deorkaan.nl. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  9. "RODA vs. JONG AZ 2-3". Soccerway. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.