Quinten Timber
Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber (born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.[2]
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Full name | Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 June 2001 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | DVSU | ||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Ajax | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2018–2021 | Jong Ajax | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021–2022 | FC Utrecht | 31 | (2) | ||||||||||
2022– | Feyenoord | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||
2016 | Netherlands U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
2017 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
2018 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||
2018 | Netherlands U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021– | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 |
Career
Ajax
Timber played in the youth academies of DVSU and Feyenoord, before he and his brother joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2014.[3] Since 2016 he has played for various youth teams of the Dutch national team and in 2018 won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4] On 15 October 2018 he made his professional debut, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of Ajax competing in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd-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.[5]
Utrecht
On 5 May 2021, it was announced, that Timber would transfer to FC Utrecht, signing a 3-year contract with the club from his hometown.[6]
Feyenoord
On 28 July 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Timber on a 4-year contract,[7] with FC Utrecht announcing that Timber became the most expensive outgoing player in the club's history to date.[8] The transfer fee is said to be €8.5 million.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the first goal in a 4–0 win over FC Emmen.[10]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Timber and his twin brother Jurriën 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 parts 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.[11] The twins also have three older brothers Shamier, Chris, and Dylan.[12]
Honours
Ajax[13]
Feyenoord
Netherlands U17
Individual
- FC Utrecht Player of the Year (David Di Tommaso Trophy): 2022[16]
References
- Quinten Timber at WorldFootball.net
- Quinten Timber at Soccerway
- "Ajax laat talentvolle tweelingbroers eerste profcontract ondertekenen" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 2 February 2018.
- Peter Koop (21 May 2018). "Heldenontvangst voetbalbroertjes Timber in Utrechtse Impalastraat" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad.
- "Jong Ajax bijt zich in 'mini-topper' stuk op Jong PSV" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 15 October 2018.
- "FC Utrecht strikt Quinten Timber en haalt voetbalbroers uit elkaar". Algemeen Dagblad.
- "Feyenoord en Quinten Timber weer herenigd". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Feyenoord heeft Timber binnen: Utrecht spreekt van recordtransfer" [Feyenoord brings in Timber: Utrecht confirms record transfer]. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Feyenoord makes Quinten Timber the most expensive purchase ever | Football - World News | TakeToNews". 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Feyenoord in debuutgoalgala langs FC Emmen" (in Dutch). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Het Verhaal Achter: De gebroeders Timber". Ajax Showtime.
- "'We zijn gewoon de nieuwe Timbers'". Ajax.
- "Jurriën Timber - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
- "David di Tommaso Trofee: Quinten Timber winnaar". FCUtrecht.nl. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.