Calvin Leonard Mac-Intosch (born 9 August 1989) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team. A former youth team player at

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, he turned professional at

HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982 ...

in 2009. Following Haarlem's bankruptcy in January 2010, he moved on to SC Telstar. He spent four full seasons at Telstar, and made 91 league and cup appearances, before he moved up to the

to play for

in May 2014. He signed with English club

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in July 2016. He returned to the Netherlands to play for

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in January 2017. He joined Norwegian side

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in 2018, before again returning to Netherlands to sign for

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in February 2019. He rejoined former club Cambuur in May 2019 and helped them to win the

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title in the 2020–21 season.

Career

Haarlem

Mac-Intosch spent 12 years at the

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and carried the club logo on the pitch during the

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at the

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. However he struggled with injuries and never featured in a first-team game. He joined Haarlem in June 2009, having been released by Ajax. He made his first team debut for Haarlem against SC Veendam at Haarlem Stadion on 7 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the club 17 days later against AGOVV Apeldoorn. On 30 October, he was sent off against

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. On 13 December, he received the second red card of his career against

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at the

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. He made a total of 22 Eerste Divisie (second tier) appearances for Haarlem before the club were made bankrupt and dissolved midway through the 2009–10 season. He quickly found a new club, ending the season with

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. He featured 13 times for Telstar, and received the third red card of his season in a 1–0 defeat to

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at the IJsseldelta Stadion on 12 February. Telstar ended the season in 18th place, finishing ahead of relegated

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on goal difference.

Telstar

He played nine games in the 2009–10 season as Telstar rose to 14th place, and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Go Ahead Eagles on 29 April. However, he played just once in the 2011–12 campaign. He went on to secure a first team place in the

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season, and played 31 games as the "White Lions" posted a 14th-place finish in the league. He scored four goals in 37 appearances in the 2013–14 campaign, helping Telstar to a 15th-place finish.

Cambuur

He signed a one-year contract with

(first tier) club Cambuur in May 2014. He made 23 appearances throughout the 2014–15 campaign as the "Yellow-Blues" posted a 12th-place finish, and he signed a new one-year contract in March 2015. He missed four months of the 2015–16 season with a knee injury picked up in early November, and underwent surgery to correct the problem. He played 15 games throughout the season, and scored twice; once in a 2–2 draw with

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and the other in a 6–2 defeat at

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. Cambuur were relegated in last place, and Mac-Intosch was released at the end of the season.

Port Vale

In July 2016, Mac-Intosch signed a two-year contract with English League One club

. He started two of the club's opening three games of the 2016–17 season, but then went seven weeks without a game, and after being booked whilst the "Valiants" conceded two early goals he was substituted just 28 minutes into a 2–2 draw with Oxford United at

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on 22 October. He started just three league games despite being named in the matchday squad 22 times as the form of Nathan Smith and Remie Streete left him with limited first team opportunities, and he left the club by mutual consent in January 2017 shortly after Michael Brown succeeded Bruno Ribeiro as manager.

Almere City

Mac-Intosch returned to the Eerste Divisie following his spell in England and signed a one-and-half year contract with Jack de Gier's

in January 2017. He scored three goals in 13 games to help the "Sheepheads" qualify for the play-offs at the end of the 2016–17 season. However they exited the play-offs at the first round following a 6–2 aggregate defeat to

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. City's aim for the 2017–18 season was to again reach the play-offs. They succeeded in their aim but manager still stated he was not satisfied with the defence and de Gier did not extend his contract at the club.

Notodden

He joined Norwegian

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side

midway through the

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season.

Fortuna Sittard

On 20 February 2019, Mac-Intosch signed a contract with Eredivisie club

to run until the end of the 2018–19 season, following a successful trial spell; he joined the club after a wave of injuries to central defenders which left Wessel Dammers,

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and

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unavailable.

Return to Cambuur

On 24 May 2019, Mac-Intosch signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further year, at former club Cambuur. Technical manager

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said that he was a "stable and reliable" player. At the time the 2019–20 season was halted due to the

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, Cambuur were top of the Eerste Divisie and Mac-Intosch was credited with leading the defensive line as they also boasted the best defensive record in the division. The

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(KNVB) ruled that Cambuur would not be promoted, despite the club sitting 11 points ahead of the play-off places. Manager

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called the decision "the greatest disgrace ever in Dutch sport". Mac-Intosch made 37 appearances in the

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season, helping Cambuur to win promotion as Eerste Divisie title winners. The club celebrated with a

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ride, though Mac-Intosch declined to go on the trip, stating that "''I think

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too much. But I saw some videos of the guys and they seemed to enjoy it, so I enjoy as well then. To be honest, I thought it would be military helicopter, but it ookssomewhat old-fashioned. You know; I am fine in an airplane but a helicopter... hmm, not for me.''" He played 34 games in the 2021–22 campaign.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Mac-Intosh is of Surinamese descent. He debuted with the Surinamese national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to

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on 27 March 2022.

Style of play

In December 2014, he was described as a "dark

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" by

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analyst Jan van Halst. Mac-Intosch responded by saying "I wouldn't say that. I'm just Calvin Mac-Intosch", and stated that though he was a tough

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, he was not overly rough.

Career statistics

Honours

Cambuur *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac-Intosh, Calvin 1989 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Surinamese footballers Suriname international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Association football central defenders HFC Haarlem players SC Telstar players SC Cambuur players Dutch expatriate footballers Surinamese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in England Port Vale F.C. players Almere City FC players Expatriate footballers in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway Notodden FK players Fortuna Sittard players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players English Football League players Norwegian First Division players