# Calvin Verdonk

Calvin Ronald Verdonk (born 26 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Eredivisie club NEC. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team.

## Club career
### Feyenoord

Verdonk is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 24 April 2014 agreeing a three-year deal. He made his Eredivisie debut at 8 March 2015 against Excelsior Rotterdam replacing Lucas Woudenberg after 73 minutes in a 3–0 home win. On 11 November 2015, he extended the contract to mid-2020.

#### PEC Zwolle (loan)

On 24 May 2016, Verdonk joined PEC Zwolle on a season-long loan deal.

#### NEC (loan)

On 2 August 2017, Verdonk was loaned to NEC Nijmegen until the end of the season.

#### Twente (loan)

On 16 August 2019, Verdonk was loaned to Twente until the end of the 2019–20 season.

### Famalicão

On 11 September 2020, Verdonk joined Famalicão in Portugal on a four-year contract.

### Return to NEC

On 30 August 2021, Verdonk returned to NEC on a season-long loan. On 6 July 2022, NEC made the transfer permanent by purchasing his rights.

## International career

Verdonk was a youth international for the Netherlands, and made his first appearance at under-17 level.
In April 2024, Verdonk confirmed that he had decided to represent Indonesia at international level. He made his debut for the Indonesia national team on 11 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Philippines in a 2–0 win.

## Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Verdonk is of Indonesian descent.
On 4 June 2024, Verdonk officially obtained Indonesian citizenship.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Feyenoord | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Feyenoord | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feyenoord | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| NEC (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Twente (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Famalicão | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Famalicão | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Famalicão | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| NEC (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| NEC | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| NEC | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| NEC | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| NEC | Total | Total | 97 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 199 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
* ↑ Appearance in Promotion/Relegation play-off
* ↑ Appearance in Taça da Liga

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Indonesia | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club

Feyenoord
* KNVB Cup: 2015–16
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2018

### International

Netherlands U17
* UEFA European U-17 Championship runner-up: 2014

### Individual

* UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014