Calvin Twigt (born 30 January 2003) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...

club

Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Volendam was the location ...

Club career

Twigt started his youth career with SC Buitenveldert before moving to the academy of

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded ...

. On 12 September 2020, he made his debut for

Jong FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded ...

in the

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and ...

in the 0–3 away loss to

Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys is a football club from Rijnsburg in the Netherlands. The club was established on 24 March 1930. They currently play in the Tweede Divisie. The club won the Saturday Hoofdklasse A title in the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2008� ...

. On 16 October 2020, Twigt made his professional debut in the first team, in the 5–1 home win over

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...

. He came on as a substitute for

Boy Deul Boy Darryl Deul (born 30 August 1987) is a Dutch professional footballer of Curaçaoan heritage. Club career He has previously played for Bayern Munich II, FC Volendam, Willem II and SC Veendam. In 2014, he joined FC Emmen. He moved abroad t ...

in the 88th minute. On 23 February 2021, Twigt made his first ever start for Volendam in the 3–2 win against

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...

. On 6 May 2021, Twigt signed a new contract with Volendam until 2024. He scored his first goal for Volendam on 27 August 2021 in a 5–0 win over

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eer ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Twigt, Calvin 2003 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders SC Buitenveldert players FC Volendam players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players