Calvin Twigt

Calvin Twigt (born 30 January 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie side FC Volendam.

Calvin Twigt
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003
Place of birth Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Volendam
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2014 Buitenveldert
2014–2021 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Jong Volendam 13 (0)
2020– Volendam 39 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:03, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Twigt started his youth career with SC Buitenveldert before moving to the academy of FC Volendam.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4][5] On 23 February 2021, Twigt made his first ever start for Volendam in the 3–2 win against Jong Ajax.[6] On 6 May 2021, Twigt signed a new contract with Volendam until 2024.[4]

He scored his first goal for Volendam on 27 August 2021 in a 5–0 win over MVV.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of 17 September 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Volendam 2020–21 Tweede Divisie 50——50
Volendam 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 150001[lower-alpha 1]0160
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 6100—61
Total 2110010221
Career total 2610010271
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References
  1. Koelemeijer, Tijmen (26 February 2021). "Ineens stond Calvin Twigt (18) tegenover Champions League-spelers van Ajax: "Het is bizar"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
  2. Berkhout, Han; Bras, Albert; Hommes, Henk; Meer, Judith van der; Poel, Harry; Remijnse, Rob; Stork, Theo (2014). Johanna’s Hof E-Top Tournament - PROGRAMMA (PDF) (in Dutch). FC Castricum. p. 19. 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.
  3. "Jong FC Volendam maat te klein voor Rijnsburgse Boys". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 12 September 2020.
  4. "FC Volendam beloont ontwikkeling Calvin Twigt met contract". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 6 May 2021.
  5. Veerman, Eddy (17 October 2020). "Eerste en meteen forse thuiszege FC Volendam". Nieuw-Volendam (in Dutch).
  6. "Volendam vs. Ajax II - 23 February 2021 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. "Volendam vs. MVV - 27 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. Dekker, Edward (27 August 2021). "Calvin Twigt heeft zijn eerste goal voor FC Volendam te pakken: "Hartstikke blij"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch).
  9. "Netherlands - C. Twigt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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