Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria "Evert" Linthorst (born 3 March 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

Club career

VVV

Born and raised in

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, he opted to join his hometown club

VVV Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

in 2017 after spending four years previously in the football academy of

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. He plays as a central midfielder. Linthorst made his

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debut for VVV Venlo against

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on 19 April 2018. On 17 August 2019, he scored his first league goal for the club, grabbing a late consolation in a 4-1 defeat against Ajax.

Al Ittihad Kalba

On 1 February 2021, he signed with Al Ittihad Kalba, based in the city of

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, in the

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in the

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(UAE), and who play in the

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. He made his debut in the Pro League against

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on 5 February 2021 appearing as a late substitute in a 2-1 home win for his new club.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 30 January 2022, Linthorst signed a two and-a-half year contract with Dutch side

keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024. He made his debut for Go Ahead Eagles as a late substitute in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 win over Ajax on 27 February 2022. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 April 2023 against

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

, netting his side’s first goal in a 3-2 home victory in the Eredivisie. In October 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, with the option of an additional season. He played as the club won the

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in Rotterdam on a penalty shoot-out against

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

Career statistics

Honours

;Go Ahead Eagles *

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: 2024–25

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linthorst, Evert 2000 births Living people Footballers from Venlo Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players UAE Pro League players VVV-Venlo players Kalba FC players Go Ahead Eagles players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Dutch sportsmen