Dylan Timber (born 15 April 2000) is a 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

Jong Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht (U23) is a Dutch football team, based in Utrecht. It is the reserve team of FC Utrecht and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie season. Current squad On loan Staff ...

. Born in the mainland Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Career

Timber is a youth product of DVSU Utrecht,

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, SV Kampong, SV Houten, and Sparta Nijkerk. On 11 May 2022, he signed with

on a 2-year contract.

International career

Born in the mainland Netherlands, Timber was called up to the Curaçao national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. He debuted with Curaçao in a friendly 3–2 loss to

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on 25 September 2022.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Timber of Aruban and Curaçaoan descent. His mother Marilyn is from Aruba and their father is from Curaçao, both parts of the ABC Islands in the

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. Due to situations in the past, the family took on their maternal name Timber instead of taking the last name of their father Maduro. He has four brothers Shamier, Chris, and twins

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and

Jurriën Timber Jurriën David Norman Timber (; born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Arsenal and the Netherlands national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. Timber joined Ajax's you ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Timber, Dylan Living people 2000 births Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Curaçao footballers Curaçao international footballers Dutch footballers Curaçao people of Aruban descent Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch people of Aruban descent Jong FC Utrecht players Eerste Divisie players Association football defenders