Calvin Jong-a-Pin

Calvin Jong-a-Pin (born 18 July 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Japanese club Yokohama FC.

Calvin Jong-a-Pin
Jong-a-Pin in 2008
Personal information
Full name Calvin Jong-a-Pin
Date of birth (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Yokohama FC
Number 20
Youth career
Fortius
Zeeburgia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Volendam 6 (1)
2006–2011 Heerenveen 73 (0)
2009–2010 → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) 30 (0)
2011–2015 Shimizu S-Pulse 93 (1)
2016 FC Machida Zelvia 33 (1)
2017– Yokohama FC 72 (3)
National team‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U21 10 (0)
2008 Netherlands Olympic 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2008

Primarily considered a central defender, Jong-a-Pin has proved extremely versatile and has been deployed as a left back and a defensive midfielder at various spells in his career.

Club Career

Early career
Jong-a-Pin with Shimizu in 2012

Jong-a-Pin was born in Amsterdam and started his professional career at FC Volendam. He made his debut for Volendam against N.E.C.. He scored his first goal for Volendam the following match.

Heerenveen

In 2006 Jong-a-Pin signed a five-year deal with Heerenveen. He made his debut against FC Groningen being the youngest starting player at the age of 19 in the match. In his first season he was backup to Kristian Bak Nielsen as left-back. In the 2007-08 season, Jong-a-Pin became a regular due to the departure of Nielsen playing 23 matches in the Eredivisie. Due to his impressive performances in 2007, he was selected by Foppe de Haan in the 18-man squad to participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics for Netherlands, playing in three matches in the tournament. In 2009 Jong-a-Pin joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan. After a very impressive season with Vitesse playing 30 matches scoring one goal, Heerenveen were convinced he was going to return as a starter in the Heerenveen line-up. Jong-a-Pin returned and was played as starting left-back in the 2010-11 season and played 29 matches for Heerenveen.

Vitesse (loan)

In 2009 Jong-a-Pin joined Vitesse on a one-year loan. He made his debut for Vitesse against FC Utrecht. He scored his first goal for Vitesse against RKC Waalwijk and scored the only goal of the match. He was a starting player in the Vitesse line-up and played 30 matches scoring 1 goal.

Japan

On 17 August 2011, Jong-a-Pin moved to Japan, signing a contract with J1 League side Shimizu S-Pulse. Following Shinji Ono's departure in October 2012, he was appointed the new vice captain.

On 21 February 2016, Jong-a-Pin signed for J2 League side FC Machida Zelvia, arriving on a free transfer.[1]

International Career

In 2007 Jong-a-Pin was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Jong-a-Pin participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1–0 win) and Portugal (2–1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later the final was reached with a 1–1, 13–12 win after a penalty shootout with 32 penalty kicks taken against England. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final. Jong-a-Pin played 3 games in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

His family is from Suriname, with some Chinese ancestry from his father's side.[2]

Career statistics
As of 1 March 2019.[3][4][5][6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Volendam2005–06Eerste Divisie6100–––61
Heerenveen2006–07Eredivisie9000––10100
2007–0819000––40230
2008–0916010–40–210
2010–11Eredivisie29020–––310
Total 73030004050850
Vitesse (loan)2009–10Eredivisie30010–00–310
Shimizu S-Pulse2011J1 League110203000–160
20123203011000–460
2013261304000–331
2014150006000–210
201590000000–90
Total 9318024000001251
Machida Zelvia2016J2 League33110–00–341
Yokohama FC2017J2 League38100–00–381
201834200–00–342
Total 72300000000723
Career total 307613024040503536

Honours
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References
  1. "Defender Jong-a-Pin joins Zelvia". J. League. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. Berend Scholten (15 June 2007). "Jong-A-Pin's Chinese connection". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 162 out of 289)
  4. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 184 out of 289)
  5. "Calvin Jong-a-Pin » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. "C. Jong-a-Pin". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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