Calvin Jong-a-Pin

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Calvin Jong-a-Pin
Personal information
Jong-a-Pin in 2008
Date of birth	(1986-07-18) 18 July 1986
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	4
Youth career
	Fortius
	Zeeburgia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Volendam	6	(1)
2006–2011	Heerenveen	73	(0)
2009–2010	→ Vitesse (loan)	30	(0)
2011–	Shimizu S-Pulse	51	(0)
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 06:52, 3 November 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2008

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

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

His ancestor came from China and moved to Surinam。“Jong-A-Pin” is his ancestor's full name and in fact ，in accordance with the habits of the Chinese people,his real last name is Jong.

Career

Jong-a-Pin with Shimizu in 2012

Jong-a-Pin was born in Amsterdam and started his professional career at FC Volendam. Jong-a-Pin made his debut for Volendam against N.E.C.. Jong-a-Pin scored his first goal for Volendam the following against Jong-a-Pin. In 2006 Jong-a-Pin signed for Heerenveen.

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 Jong-a-Pin 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 Jong-a-Pin's 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 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 has played 29 matches for Heerenveen. Jong-a-Pin contract expires in the Summer 2011 and many teams such as Ajax and Feyenoord have been attracted due to his consistent performances.

Vitesse (loan)

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

Shimizu S-Pulse

On 17 August 2011, Jong-a-Pin moved to Japan, signing a contract with J. League Division 1 side Shimizu S-Pulse. Following Shinji Ono's departure in October 2012, Jong-a-Pin was appointed the new club captain.

International

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.^[1]

Statistics

As of 06:52, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Total
2005–06	Volendam	Eerste Divisie	6	1	0	0	–		6	1
2006–07	Heerenveen	Eredivisie	9	0	0	0	–		9	0
2007–08			19	0	0	0	–		19	0
2008–09			16	0	1	0	–		17	0
2009–10	Vitesse		30	0	1	0	–		31	0
2010–11	Heerenveen		29	0	2	0	–		31	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
2011	Shimizu	J1 League	11	0	2	0	3	0	16	0
2012	Shimizu	J1 League	28	0	2	0	11	0	41	0
Career total			153	1	8	0	14	0	175	1

Honours

KNVB Cup: 1

2009

References

↑ 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.

External links

Calvin Jong-a-Pin at Transfermarkt
Netherlands stats at OnsOranje

v t e Netherlands men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Velthuizen 2 Zuiverloon 3 Marcellis 4 Jaliens 5 Pieters 6 Luyckx 7 de Guzmán 8 Emanuelson 9 Makaay 10 Sibon 11 Babel 12 Maduro 13 Jong-a-Pin 14 Sno 15 Drenthe 16 Beerens 17 Bakkal 18 Vermeer Coach: de Haan

v t e Shimizu S-Pulse – current squad

2 Lee Ki-Je 3 Hiraoka 4 Jong-a-Pin 5 Muramatsu 6 Sugiyama 8 Ishige 10 Kawai 11 Senuma 13 Takagi 14 Ito 15 Higuchi 16 Musaka 17 Fujita 18 Lee Min-Soo 19 Tachibana 20 Takeuchi 21 Kushibiki 22 Uchida 27 Hiroi 28 Yoshida 29 Miura 30 Okane 31 Takahara 32 Nabeta 33 Kagami 34 Takaki 35 Murata 38 Honda 39 Radončić 50 Omae Manager: Ghotbi

Persondata
Name	Jong-a-Pin, Calvin
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch footballer
Date of birth	18 July 1986
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death

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