Jurriën Timber

Jurriën David Norman Timber (born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back.[3]

Jurriën Timber
Personal information
Full name Jurriën David Norman Timber[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 2
Youth career
DVSU
0000–2014 Feyenoord
2014–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Jong Ajax 39 (0)
2019– Ajax 83 (6)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U17 13 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 11 (1)
2020 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
2021– Netherlands 15 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2018 EnglandU-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Timber joined Ajax's youth academy in 2014, from Feyenoord. He made his first-team debut in March 2020 and has won two Eredivisie titles and one KNVB Cup. He won the Marco van Basten Award in 2022.

Timber made 29 appearances for the Netherlands at youth international level. He was a member of the under-17 team that won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He made his senior international debut in June 2021.

Club career

Youth career

Timber started playing for Utrecht-based club DVSU at the age of four, before joining Feyenoord's youth system when he was six.[4] In 2014, he joined Ajax, where he signed his first professional contract in 2018.[4]

Ajax

Timber made his senior debut for Ajax in a 3–1 win over SC Heerenveen on 7 March 2020.[5]

He scored his first career goal for Ajax against Emmen on 2 May 2021.[6] It was the opening goal in an eventual 4–0 win. That result confirmed Ajax as Eredivisie champions for a record 35th time.[6]

International career

Timber played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-15,[7] under-16,[8] under-17,[9] under-19[10] and under-21 levels.[11] He was selected for the senior Netherlands squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He made his debut for the team on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against Scotland, as a starter.[12]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Timber and his twin brother Quinten Timber, 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 past situations, the family took on their maternal name Timber instead of taking the last name of their father Maduro.[13] The twins also have three older brothers Shamier, Chris, and Dylan.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 May 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 110———110
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 240———240
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 40———40
Total 390000000390
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 1000000010
2020–21 Eredivisie 201406[lower-alpha 1]0—301
2021–22 Eredivisie 303408[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0433
2022–23 Eredivisie 322408[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0452
Total 836120220201196
Career total 1226120220201586
  1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 24 March 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202160
202280
202310
Total150

Honours

Ajax[17]

Netherlands U17

Individual

References
  1. "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 19 November 2022. p. 20. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. "Jurriën Timber". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. "Ten Hag stelt Klaiber teleur en verhuist Timber naar rechts" [Ten Hag disappoints Klaiber and moves Timber to the right]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. "Jurriën en Quinten Timber, de nieuwe Frank en Ronald bij Ajax" [Jurriën and Quinten Timber, the new Frank and Ronald at Ajax]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. "Ajax starts with Traoré and debutant Timber against Heerenveen". Teller Report. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "Ajax crowned Dutch champions after thumping win over Emmen". ESPN. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. "Jeugd mannen onder 15 uitslagen" [Youth men under 15 results]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. "Jurrien Maduro Jeugd mannen onder 16" [Jurrien Maduro Youth men under 16]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. "Jurrien Timber Jeugd mannen onder 17" [Jurrien Timber Youth men under 17]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. "Jurrien Timber Jeugd mannen onder 19" [Jurrien Timber Youth men under 19]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  11. "Jurrien Timber Jong Oranje" [Jurrien Timber Young Orange]. onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  12. "Netherlands v Scotland game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
  13. "Het Verhaal Achter: De gebroeders Timber". Ajax Showtime. 8 March 2020.
  14. "'We zijn gewoon de nieuwe Timbers'". Ajax.
  15. "J. Timber". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  16. "Jurriën Timber". national-football-teams.com (in German). Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. "Jurriën Timber - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  18. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
  19. "Dusan Tadic én Jurriën Timber worden bekroond voor topjaar". Voetbalzone. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  20. "Jurriën Timber and Fenna Kalma big winners of Eredivisie Awards". Eredivisie. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. "Justin Bijlow proclaimed as Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  22. "Timber voted Talent of the Year". Ajax.nl.
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