Calvin Verdonk

Calvin Verdonk
Verdonk playing for NEC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Calvin Ronald Verdonk
Date of birth (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997
Place of birth Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 24
Youth career
VV Wieldrecht
–2005 SC Amstelwijck
2005–2015 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Feyenoord 13 (1)
2016–2017 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → NEC (loan) 37 (2)
2019–2020 → Twente (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2022 Famalicão 13 (0)
2021–2022 → NEC (loan) 21 (1)
2022–2025 NEC 89 (3)
2025– Lille 10 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Netherlands U17 21 (4)
2014–2016 Netherlands U19 23 (0)
2017 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
2024– Indonesia 12 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Malta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025

Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.

Club career

Feyenoord

Verdonk is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 April 2014 agreeing a three-year deal.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut at 8 March 2015 against Excelsior Rotterdam replacing Lucas Woudenberg after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win.[3] On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020.[4]

PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 24 May 2016, Verdonk joined PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan deal.[5]

NEC (loan)

On 2 August 2017, Verdonk was loaned to NEC Nijmegen until the end of the season.[6]

Twente (loan)

On 16 August 2019, Verdonk was loaned to Twente until the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]

Famalicão

On 11 September 2020, Verdonk joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract.[8]

Return to NEC

On 30 August 2021, Verdonk returned to NEC on a season-long loan.[9] On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights.[10]

Verdonk played his last match for NEC on 31 August against Fortuna Sittard. He has played over five seasons for the club, making 165 appearances and contributing 8 goals and 9 assists.[11]

Lille

On 1 September 2025, Verdonk officially signed for Ligue 1 club Lille on a three-year contract.[12] He thus became the first Indonesian international to sign with the French top-flight club and play in the division.[12][13]

On 20 September 2025, he played his first game with Lille in a 0–3 Ligue 1 defeat against Lens, becoming the first Indonesian to play in Ligue 1.[14]

On 25 September 2025, Verdonk played the full-match in his first UEFA Europa League match in a 2–1 win against SK Brann.[15]

International career

Verdonk was a youth international for the Netherlands, and made his first appearance at under-17 level.[16]

In April 2024, Verdonk confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level.[17] On 10 June 2024, he was called up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Philippines.[18] On 11 June 2024, he made his debut for the Indonesia national team in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines in a 2–0 win.[19]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Verdonk is of Indonesian descent.[20]

On 4 June 2024, Verdonk officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 February 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2014–15 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 12 1 4 0 – 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 18 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 1
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie 17 0 0 0 – – 0 0 17 0
NEC (loan) 2017–18 37 2 3 0 – 0 0 1[e] 0 41 2
Twente (loan) 2019–20 22 1 2 0 – – 0 0 24 1
Famalicão 2020–21 Primeira Liga 12 0 0 0 – – 0 0 12 0
2021–22 1 0 0 0 2 0 – 0 0 3 0
Total 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
NEC (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 21 1 3 1 – – 0 0 24 2
NEC 2022–23 17 0 3 1 – – 0 0 20 1
2023–24 34 2 6 0 – – 0 0 40 2
2024–25 34 1 2 0 – – 0 0 36 1
2025–26 4 0 0 0 – – 0 0 4 0
Total 110 4 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 6
Lille 2025–26 Ligue 1 10 0 1 0 – 7[c] 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 222 8 24 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 258 10
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. ^ Appearance in Promotion/Relegation play-off

International

As of match played 11 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Indonesia 2024 7 0
2025 5 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Club

Feyenoord

International

Netherlands U17

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pengakuan Calvin Verdonk Lebih Nyaman Jadi Bek Tengah dari pada Bek Kiri". teropongnews.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Verdonk ziet droom uitkomen met eerste profcontract". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Calvin Verdonk geniet na van debuut in De Kuip". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord bindt Calvin Verdonk tot 2020". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "PEC Zwolle huurt Calvin Verdonk". peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Calvin Verdonk van Feyenoord". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Twente dankt Feyenoord voor rol in verlenging verblijf Verdonk". vi.nl (in Dutch). 17 December 2019.
  8. ^ "CALVIN VERDONK ASSINA POR QUATRO TEMPORADAS" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Verdonk van FC Famalicão" (in Dutch). NEC. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ^ "N.E.C. voegt bekende(n) toe aan selectie" (in Dutch). NEC. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Calvin Verdonk verruilt N.E.C. voor LOSC Lille" [Calvin Verdonk trades N.E.C. for LOSC Lille] (in Dutch). NEC. 1 September 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Le latéral gauche, Calvin Verdonk est Lillois". LOSC (in French). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Mercato : Les mouvements du dernier jour !". Ligue 1 (in French). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Calvin Verdonk (Lille) devient le premier Indonésien de l'histoire de la Ligue 1". L’Equipe. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. ^ "LOSC-BRANN (2-1) : LA VICTOIRE POUR COMMENCER !". LOSC (in French). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Calvin Verdonk". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Erick Thohir Ungkap Jens Raven & Calvin Verdonk Akan Dinaturalisasi". kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 30 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Ini 23 Pemain Timnas Indonesia Vs Filipina, Termasuk Verdonk". cnbcindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 10 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Indonesia v Philippines game report". ESPN. 11 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Profil Calvin Verdonk, Pemain Naturalisasi Berdarah Aceh". idntimes.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Calvin Verdonk Resmi Jadi WNI". cnnindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 4 June 2024.
  22. ^ Calvin Verdonk at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  24. ^ "PSV and N.E.C. main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  25. ^ "N.E.C. Nijmegen and RKC Waalwijk main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
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