Quinten Timber

Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber (born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie.[2]

Quinten Timber
Personal information
Full name Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 27
Youth career
2006–2008 DVSU
2008–2014 Feyenoord
2014–2018 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Jong Ajax 40 (3)
2020–2021 Ajax 0 (0)
2021– FC Utrecht 16 (1)
National team‡
2017– Netherlands U17 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
WinnerEngland 2018U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2021

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]

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.[7] The twins also have three older brothers Shamier, Chris, and Dylan.[8]

Honours

Ajax[9]

Netherlands U17

References
  1. Quinten Timber at WorldFootball.net
  2. Quinten Timber at Soccerway
  3. "Ajax laat talentvolle tweelingbroers eerste profcontract ondertekenen" (in Dutch). Voetbalzone. 2 February 2018.
  4. Peter Koop (21 May 2018). "Heldenontvangst voetbalbroertjes Timber in Utrechtse Impalastraat" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad.
  5. "Jong Ajax bijt zich in 'mini-topper' stuk op Jong PSV" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 15 October 2018.
  6. "FC Utrecht strikt Quinten Timber en haalt voetbalbroers uit elkaar". Algemeen Dagblad.
  7. "Het Verhaal Achter: De gebroeders Timber". Ajax Showtime.
  8. "'We zijn gewoon de nieuwe Timbers'". Ajax.
  9. "Jurriën Timber - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  10. Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.
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