Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust (born 30 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eerste Divisie club Heracles Almelo. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.
.jpg) Van der Kust with Utrecht in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Sparta Rotterdam | 43 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Beershot (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Heracles Almelo | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Suriname | 16 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editUtrecht
editAfter 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
editOn 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
editOn 10 August 2023, van der Kust signed a three-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[13]
On 3 February 2025, Van der Kust moved on loan to Beerschot in Belgium.[14]
Heracles Almelo
editOn 18 July 2025, van der Kust moved to Heracles Almelo on a three-season contract.[15]
International career
editBorn in the Netherlands, Van der Kust is of Surinamese descent.[16] He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League matches in October 2023.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs
References
edit- ↑ "Djevencio van der Kust – Sparta Rotterdam – Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- 1 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.
- 1 2 "Djevencio van der Kust Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Djevencio van der Kust 2021–22 Match Logs". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "2021–22 Eredivisie Stats". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Utrecht Stats, All Competitions". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Djevencio van der Kust op huurbasis naar K. Beerschot V.A." [Djevencio van der Kust on loan to K. Beerschot VA] (in Dutch). K Beerschot VA. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Heracles Almelo contracteert Djevencio van der Kust" [Heracles Almelo signs Djevencio van der Kust] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Djevencio van der Kust". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "23 spelers in eindselectie Natio". Suriname Herald. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Djevencio van der Kust". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
edit- Djevencio van der Kust at WorldFootball.net
