Djevencio van der Kust

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Kust, not Kust.
Djevencio van der Kust
Van der Kust in 2022
Personal information
Full name Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Rotterdam
Number 15
Youth career
–2012 AVV Zeeburgia
2012–2020 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Jong Utrecht 48 (2)
2021–2023 FC Utrecht 20 (0)
2023 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Houston Dynamo 2 (loan) 5 (1)
2023– Sparta Rotterdam 42 (1)
International career
2023– Suriname 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust (born 30 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Utrecht

After playing youth football for AVV Zeeburgia, Van der Kust joined FC Utrecht's academy in 2012.[3] 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.[3] Van der Kust made his debut for Jong Utrecht on 10 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to De Graafschap.[2] He ended the season with 2 appearances for Jong Utrecht, playing primarily with the U-19 side.[2] 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]

Sparta Rotterdam

On 10 August 2023, van der Kust signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[13]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Van der Kust is of Surinamese descent.[14] He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in October 2023.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 December 2024[2][4][16]
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2 0 — — — 2 0
2020–21 26 1 — — — 26 1
2021–22 17 1 — — — 17 1
2022–23 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 2
Utrecht 2021–22 Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 — 2[b] 0 14 0
2022–23 8 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Total 20 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Houston Dynamo (loan) 2023 MLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2023–24 Eredivisie 30 1 2 0 — 1[b] 0 33 1
2024–25 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 42 1 4 0 — 1 0 47 1
Career total 110 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 119 3
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Djevencio van der Kust – Sparta Rotterdam – Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de.
  2. ^ a b c d "Suriname – D. van der Kust – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Contract Djevencio van der Kust opengebroken en verlengd". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Djevencio van der Kust over debuut: "Dat was wel wat chaotisch"". UtrechtFans (in Dutch). 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Djevencio van der Kust 2021–22 Match Logs". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ "2021–22 Eredivisie Stats". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Utrecht Stats, All Competitions". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Djevencio van der Kust verhuurd aan Houston Dynamo FC". FC Utrecht. 9 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "VAN DER KUST MAAKT TRANSFER NAAR SPARTA" [VAN DER KUST TRANSFERS TO SPARTA] (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Djevencio van der Kust". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "23 spelers in eindselectie Natio". Suriname Herald. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Djevencio van der Kust". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.