# Quinten Timber

Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber (Dutch:; born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Eredivisie club Feyenoord, which he captains, and the Netherlands national team. He is the twin brother of Arsenal defender Jurriën Timber and they have an elder brother, Dylan Timber, who is also a professional footballer.

## Club career
### Ajax

Timber played in the youth academies of DVSU and Feyenoord, before he and his brother joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2014. Since 2016 he has played for various youth teams of the Netherlands national team and in 2018 won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. On 15 October 2018, he made his professional debut, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of Ajax competing in the Eerste Divisie, the second-tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a 2–1 away loss to Jong PSV. He scored his first goal on 25 March 2019 in a 3–3 draw with Jong FC Utrecht.

### Utrecht

On 5 May 2021, it was announced, that Timber would transfer to FC Utrecht, signing a three-year contract with the club from his hometown.

### Feyenoord

On 28 July 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Timber on a four-year contract, with FC Utrecht announcing that Timber became the most expensive outgoing player in the club's history to date. The transfer fee was reported as €8.5 million, a record also for Feyenoord. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the first goal in a 4–0 win over FC Emmen. On 13 September 2024, Timber was appointed as the new captain of the club.

## International career

Timber received his first call-up to the Netherlands national team in March 2024 for friendlies against Scotland and Germany. He made his debut as a substitution on 26 March 2024 against Germany. On 16 May 2024, it was announced that Timber was part of the preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Later that month, on 29 May, he was excluded from the final 26-man squad.

## Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Timber and his twin brother Jurriën, who is also a footballer, are of Aruban and Curaçaoan descent. Their mother Marilyn is from Aruba and their father is from Curaçao, both part of the ABC Islands in the Dutch Caribbean. Due to situations in the past, the family took on their maternal name Timber instead of taking the last name of their father Maduro. The twins also have three older brothers Shamier, Chris, and Dylan, the latter of whom is also a footballer who plays for Curaçao on an international level.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Jong Ajax | Total | Total | 40 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 3 |
| Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 |
| Feyenoord | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Feyenoord | Total | Total | 73 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 144 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 170 | 20 |
* ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 14 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 0 |

## Honours

Ajax
* KNVB Cup: 2020–21
Feyenoord
* Eredivisie: 2022–23
* KNVB Cup: 2023–24
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2024
Netherlands U17
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2018
Individual
* FC Utrecht Player of the Year (David Di Tommaso Trophy): 2022