Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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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

NEC is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as NEC. It provides IT and network soluti ...

. He is of Indonesian descent.

Career

Verdonk is a youth exponent from

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 April 2014 agreeing a three-year deal. He made his

debut at 8 March 2015 against

Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. The club was fou ...

replacing

Lucas Woudenberg Lucas Woudenberg (born 25 April 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club Willem II. Career Woudenberg joined Willem II on 27 June 2022, signing a three-year contract. Career statistics Hono ...

after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win. On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020. On 24 May 2016, he was loaned for a season to

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

. On 2 August 2017, he was loaned for a season again, this time to

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion f ...

. On 11 September 2020, he joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract. On 30 August 2021, he returned to

on a season-long loan. On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights.

Honours

Feyenoord *

Johan Cruijff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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* 1997 births Dutch people of Indonesian descent Footballers from Dordrecht Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Feyenoord players PEC Zwolle players NEC Nijmegen players FC Twente players F.C. Famalicão players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Primeira Liga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub