Calvin Stengs

Calvin Stengs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛlvɪn ˈstɛŋs]; born 18 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer of Surinamese descent,[2] who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.

Calvin Stengs
Personal information
Full name Calvin Stengs
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Place of birth Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 7
Youth career
SV DIOS
HFC Haarlem
2010–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong AZ 24 (6)
2017– AZ 60 (12)
National team‡
2019– Netherlands U21 5 (3)
2019– Netherlands 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

A product of the AZ academy, Stengs broke into the first team during the 2017–18 season. Since March 2019 he has also played for the Netherlands under-21 team.

Club career

AZ

Born in Nieuw-Vennep, North Holland, Stengs joined AZ's youth academy at the age of 12, having formerly played for local side SV DIOS and HFC Haarlem.[3] He was promoted to the AZ reserves for the 2016–17 season playing in the third division. That season, he made 22 league appearances, scoring six goals and making eight assists.[1] His strong performances for the reserves were noticed by first team head coach John van den Brom, and on 5 March 2017, Stengs made his professional debut for AZ in a 1–1 home draw against Excelsior in the Eredivisie.[4]

Stengs was promoted to the AZ first team ahead of the 2017–18 season, and he made his first start for the club on 12 August in a 3–2 away loss against PSV Eindhoven.[5] In the 7th minute of the match he twisted his knee and tore his ACL, cutting his first professional season short.[6]

Stengs returned to first team action in November 2018 and reconquered his position in the AZ starting eleven, 15 months after his injury. On 16 January 2019, he scored his first goal for AZ in a 3–0 home win over FC Utrecht.[7] Stengs ended the 2018–19 season with three goals and four assists in 21 appearances.

On 25 July 2019, Stengs made his debut in the Europa League in a 0–0 home draw against Swedish club BK Häcken. He made his first European goal in the return match in Sweden, netting in the 56th minute as AZ won 3–0 and advanced in the competition.[8] He continued as a starter under head coaches Arne Slot and Pascal Jansen.[9]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Stengs is of Surinamese descent.[10] Stengs made his international debut for the Netherlands under-21 team on 24 March 2019 in a friendly against the United States.[11] On 19 November 2019, Stengs made his debut for the Netherlands national team in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Estonia, giving two assists in a 5–0 victory. [12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ2016–17[13]Tweede Divisie226–––226
2017–18[13]Eerste Divisie00–––00
2018–19[13]Eerste Divisie20–––20
Total246–––246
AZ2016–17[13]Eredivisie1010004262
2017–18[13]Eredivisie100000–10
2018–19[13]Eredivisie2134200–255
2019–20[13]Eredivisie2553014[lower-alpha 1]5–4210
2020–21[13]Eredivisie124005[lower-alpha 2]0–174
Total601282195429121
Career total8418821954211527
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. two Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League and three appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "C. Stengs - Profiel - Voetbal International". vi.nl. Voetbal International. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Calvin Stengs". voetbal.com.
  3. "Voormaalig DIOS-speler Stengs debuteert in AZ 1". 433magazine.nl. 433Magazine. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Spelerspagina AZ - Calvin Stengs". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. "PSV 3 - 2 AZ Alkmaar - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. Freezer, David. "No Dutch recall for Norwich City ace Tim Krul". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  7. "AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 FC Utrecht - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. "Nollat och utslaget efter nybörjarmissen". aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. Zwartkruis, Simon (18 December 2020). "Centrale rol Stengs bevalt AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen goed". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  10. "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
  11. "Jong Oranje - Jong Verenigde Staten". onsoranje.nl. OnsOranje. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. "Nederland - Estland". onsoranje.nl. OnsOranje. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. "C. Stengs". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.