Calvin Twigt
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Calvin Twigt
| image = Go Ahead Eagles - FC Volendam - 52914205532 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Twigt in 2023
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands{{cite news |last1=Koelemeijer |first1=Tijmen |title=Ineens stond Calvin Twigt (18) tegenover Champions League-spelers van Ajax: "Het is bizar" |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/281595/ineens-stond-calvin-twigt-18-tegenover-champions-league-spelers-van-ajax-het-is-bizar |work=NH Nieuws |date=26 February 2021 |language=nl}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Go Ahead Eagles
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Buitenveldert
| youthyears2 = 2014–2021
| youthclubs2 = Volendam
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Jong Volendam
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2024
| clubs2 = Volendam
| caps2 = 81
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Go Ahead Eagles
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 6 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 17 October 2023
}}
Calvin Twigt (born 30 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Dutch football updater|GoAheadE}} club Go Ahead Eagles.
Club career
Twigt started his youth career with SC Buitenveldert before moving to the academy of FC Volendam.{{cite book |last1=Berkhout |first1=Han |last2=Bras |first2=Albert |last3=Hommes |first3=Henk |last4=Meer |first4=Judith van der |last5=Poel |first5=Harry |last6=Remijnse |first6=Rob |last7=Stork |first7=Theo |title=Johanna’s Hof E-Top Tournament - PROGRAMMA |date=2014 |publisher=FC Castricum |page=19 |url=http://www.fccett.nl/mediapool/144/1445515/data/Boekje_2014_v2_lR.pdf |language=nl |quote=De E1 van Buitenveldert staat dan ook bol van het talent. Dat willen Arttu Koldijk, Ayoub Aitali, Calvin Twigt, Diego Diaz Lopez, doelman Floris Rozemond, Ivar Krijger, Jan Muller, Joaud Mahraoui, Lezil da Silva, Mauro Di Bella en Soufiane Elomour op dit toernooi voor een groot publiek laten zien. |access-date=17 September 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917145137/http://www.fccett.nl/mediapool/144/1445515/data/Boekje_2014_v2_lR.pdf |url-status=dead }} On 12 September 2020, he made his debut for Jong FC Volendam in the Tweede Divisie in the 0–3 away loss to Rijnsburgse Boys.{{cite web |title=Jong FC Volendam maat te klein voor Rijnsburgse Boys |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/wedstrijdnieuws/verslag-rijnsburgse-boys-jong-fc-volendam-2020-2021/ |website=FC Volendam |language=nl |date=12 September 2020}}
On 16 October 2020, Twigt made his professional debut in the first team, in the 5–1 home win over Jong PSV. He came on as a substitute for Boy Deul in the 88th minute.{{cite news |last1=Veerman |first1=Eddy |title=Eerste en meteen forse thuiszege FC Volendam |url=https://www.nieuw-volendam.nl/nieuwvolendam/edam-volendam/volendam/algemeen/eerste-en-meteen-forse-thuiszege-fc-volendam |work=Nieuw-Volendam |date=17 October 2020 |language=nl}} On 23 February 2021, Twigt made his first ever start for Volendam in the 3–2 win against Jong Ajax.{{cite web |title=Volendam vs. Ajax II - 23 February 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://nr.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/23/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-volendam/jong-ajax/3305050/ |website=nr.soccerway.com |access-date=17 September 2021}} On 6 May 2021, Twigt signed a new contract with Volendam until 2024.{{cite web |title=FC Volendam beloont ontwikkeling Calvin Twigt met contract |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/fc-volendam-beloont-ontwikkeling-calvin-twigt-met-contract/ |website=FC Volendam |language=nl |date=6 May 2021}}
He scored his first goal for Volendam on 27 August 2021 in a 5–0 win over MVV.{{cite web |title=Volendam vs. MVV - 27 August 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/27/netherlands/eerste-divisie/fc-volendam/stichting-mvv/3512812/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=17 September 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Dekker |first1=Edward |title=Calvin Twigt heeft zijn eerste goal voor FC Volendam te pakken: "Hartstikke blij" |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/290896/calvin-twigt-heeft-zijn-eerste-goal-voor-fc-volendam-te-pakken-hartstikke-blij |work=NH Nieuws |date=27 August 2021 |language=nl}}
On 19 July 2024, Twigt signed a four-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles.{{cite web|publisher=Go Ahead Eagles|url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/calvin-twigt-ik-heb-het-gevoel-dat-ik-klaar-ben-voor-deze-stap/|title=CALVIN TWIGT: ‘IK HEB HET GEVOEL DAT IK KLAAR BEN VOOR DEZE STAP’|trans-title=CALVIN TWIGT: 'I FEEL LIKE I'M READY FOR THIS STEP'|date=19 July 2024|access-date=19 July 2024|language=nl}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Jong Volendam
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|Tweede Divisie |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Volendam
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs|name=EDPO}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Eerste Divisie |24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eredivisie |24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||81||4 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!94||4||2||0||0||0||1||0||97||4 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway}}
{{Go Ahead Eagles squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Twigt, Calvin}}
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:SC Buitenveldert players
Category:Jong Volendam players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:Eerste Divisie players