Evert Linthorst

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Evert Linthorst

| image = Evert Linthorst (2019).jpg

| caption = Linthorst in 2019

| full_name = Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria Linthorst

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Venlo, Netherlands

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Go Ahead Eagles

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2013-2017

| youthclubs1 = PSV Eindhoven

| youthyears2 = 2017-2018

| youthclubs2 = VVV Venlo

| years1 = 2018–2021

| clubs1 = VVV-Venlo

| caps1 = 48

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = Ittihad Kalba

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–

| clubs3 = Go Ahead Eagles

| caps3 = 89

| goals3 = 5

| club-update = 6 June 2025

}}

Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria "Evert" Linthorst (born 3 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Dutch football updater|GoAheadE}} club Go Ahead Eagles.{{Soccerway|evert-linthorst/546756}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/article/275535/Even-voorstellen-Eredivisie--en-oranjeklant-Evert-Linthorst?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS%20ELF%20Voetbal|website=elfvoetbal|accessdate=27 April 2025|title= LET US INTRODUCE: EREDIVISIE AND ORANGE CUSTOMER EVERT LINTHORST|date=10 March 2019}} Linthorst made his Eredivisie debut for VVV Venlo against AFC Ajax on 19 April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/19/netherlands/eredivisie/afc-ajax/vvv-venlo/2462622/|title=Ajax vs. VVV - 19 April 2018 - Soccerway|date=19 April 2018|accessdate=27 April 2025|website=us.soccerway.com}} On 17 August 2019, he scored his first league goal for the club, grabbing a late consolation in a 4-1 defeat against Ajax.{{cite web|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/17/netherlands/eredivisie/vvv-venlo/afc-ajax/3032072/ |title= VVV VS. AJAX 1 - 4 Soccerway|date=17 August 2019|accessdate=27 April 2025}}

=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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 February 2021|title=Evert Linthorst definitief naar Emiraten|trans-title=Evert Linthorst permanently to Emirates|url=https://www.1limburg.nl/evert-linthorst-definitief-naar-emiraten|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2021|website=1Limburg {{!}} Nieuws en sport uit Limburg|language=nl}} 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.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 April 2025|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/05/united-arab-emirates/premier-league/al-ittihad-kalba/ajman/3443621/|title= KALBA VS. AJMAN 2 - 1|date=5 Feb 2021}}

= 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.{{cite press release|publisher=Go Ahead Eagles|url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/evert-linthorst-heb-gevoetbald-bij-gevoelstemperatuur-van-50-graden/|title=EVERT LINTHORST: 'HEB GEVOETBALD BIJ GEVOELSTEMPERATUUR VAN 50 GRADEN'|date=30 January 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|language=nl}} 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.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 April 2025|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/27/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-go-ahead-eagles/afc-ajax/3512667/

|title= GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. AJAX 2 - 1 |date=27 Feb 2022}} 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.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 April 2025|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/30/denmark/superliga/aalborg-bk/odense-boldklub/3795522/

|title= GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 2 |date=19 April 2023

}} In October 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, with the option of an additional season.{{cite web|url= https://www.ga-eagles.nl/evert-linthorst-tekent-contract-tot-medio-2025/|website=ga-eagles.nl|access-date=27 April 2025|title= EVERT LINTHORST SIGNS CONTRACT UNTIL MID-2025|date=20 October 2023}}

He played as the club won the 2025 KNVB Cup final in Rotterdam on a penalty shoot-out against AZ Alkmaar.{{cite web|url= https://www.limburger.nl/sport/venlonaar-evert-linthorst-beleeft-ultiem-bekersprookje-met-go-ahead-eagles-het-geheim-misschien-de-cheesecake-er-zat-een-extra-bol-ijs-bij/60127300.html|website=Limburger.nl|accessdate=27 April 2025|title= Venlonaar Evert Linthorst beleeft ultiem bekersprookje met Go Ahead Eagles|date=22 April 2025}}