Djevencio van der Kust

Djevencio van der Kust (born 30 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Houston Dynamo on loan from FC Utrecht.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Kust, not Kust.
Djevencio van der Kust
van der Kust (2022)
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
(on loan from FC Utrecht)
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2012 AVV Zeeburgia
2012–2020 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Jong Utrecht 48 (2)
2021– FC Utrecht 20 (0)
2023– → Houston Dynamo (loan) 0 (0)
2023– → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2023

Club career

Utrecht

After playing youth football for AVV Zeeburgia, Van der Kust joined FC Utrecht's academy in 2012.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Utrecht in December 2019, with the deal valid until mid-2022 with the option of a year's extension.[2] Van der Kust made his debut for Jong Utrecht on 10 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to De Graafschap.[1] He ended the season with 2 appearances for Jong Utrecht, playing primarily with the U-19 side.[3] He scored his first career goal on 24 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Jong PSV. During the 2020–21 season he established himself as a regular for Jong Utrecht, making 26 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[4]

On 15 August 2021 he made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht in matchweek 1 of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[5] On 9 November van der Kust signed a new contract lasting until 2025.[6] He made his first start for Utrecht on 5 February 2022 in a 3–2 win over SC Cambuur.[7][8] Van der Kust started 11 of Utrechts final 14 Eredivisie matches, helping them to a 7th place finish.[8][9] He also started both of Utrecht's European playoff matches, a 4–3 aggregate loss to Vitesse.[8] He made 17 appearances and scored 1 goal for Jong Utrecht during the season.[8]

Van der Kust started the 2022–23 season as the first choice leftback, appearing in 8 of the first 10 Eredivisie games with 7 starts and starting a KNVB Cup game.[10] He then lost his spot in the first team, appearing in just 1 of the next 12 matches, his 1 appearance being a substitute in a cup match, and playing in 3 matches for Jong Utrecht.[10]

Houston Dynamo

On 9 February 2023, Van der Kust signed for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo on loan with an option to buy.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of 14 February 2023[3][4][13]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht2019–20Eerste Divisie 20———20
2020–21 261———261
2021–22 171———171
2022–23 30———30
Total 482000000482
Utrecht2021–22Eredivisie 12000—2[lower-alpha 2]0140
2022–23 8020——100
Total 200200020240
Houston Dynamo (loan)2023MLS 000000—00
Career total 682200020722
  1. Includes KNVB Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Van der Kust is of Surinamese descent.[14]

References
  1. "D. van der Kust". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. "Van der Kust tekent eerste profcontract bij FC Utrecht". Utrecht.nieuws.nl (in Dutch). 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. "Netherlands - D. van der Kust - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. "Djevencio van der Kust Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. "FC Utrecht laat Sparta volkomen kansloos na meesterwerk Maher". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. "Contract Djevencio van der Kust opengebroken en verlengd". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. "Djevencio van der Kust over debuut: "Dat was wel wat chaotisch"". UtrechtFans (in Dutch). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. "Djevencio van der Kust 2021-2022 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. "2021-2022 Eredivisie Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. "Utrecht Stats, All Competitions". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. "Houston Dynamo FC sign defender Djevencio van der Kust on loan from FC Utrecht". Houston Dynamo FC. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. "Djevencio van der Kust verhuurd aan Houston Dynamo FC". FC Utrecht. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. "Djevencio van der Kust". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  14. "Djevencio van der Kust". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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