Calvin Stengs

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Calvin Stengs
Personal information
Full name Calvin Stengs
Date of birth (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 22)
Place of birth Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Nice
Number 22
Youth career
SV DIOS
HFC Haarlem
2010–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong AZ 24 (6)
2017–2021 AZ 78 (15)
2021– Nice 2 (0)
National team‡
2019– Netherlands U21 6 (3)
2019– Netherlands 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:31, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Calvin Stengs (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɛlvɪn ˈstɛŋs]; born 18 December 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Netherlands national team.

A product of the AZ academy, Stengs broke into the first team during the 2017–18 season. He signed for Nice in France in 2021. At international level, Stengs represents the Netherlands, having made his debut for the senior team in November 2019.

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] In the 7th minute of the match he twisted his knee and tore his ACL, cutting his first professional season short.[5]

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.[6] Stengs ended the 2018–19 season with three goals and four assists in 21 appearances.[citation needed]

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.[7] He continued as a starter under head coaches Arne Slot and Pascal Jansen.[8]

Nice[]

On 14 July 2021, Ligue 1 club Nice announced the signing of Stengs from AZ.[9][10] He signed a five-year contract.[11]

International career[]

Born in the Netherlands, Stengs is of Surinamese descent.[12] Stengs made his international debut for the Netherlands under-21 team on 24 March 2019 in a friendly against the United States.[13] 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. [14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 16 May 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 22 6 — — — 22 6
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 0 0 — — — 0 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 24 6 — — — 24 6
AZ 2016–17 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 2 6 2
2017–18 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 21 3 4 2 0 0 — 25 5
2019–20 Eredivisie 25 5 3 0 14[b] 5 — 42 10
2020–21 Eredivisie 30 7 1 0 8[c] 0 — 39 7
Total 78 15 9 2 22 5 4 2 113 24
Nice 2021–22 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 102 21 9 2 22 5 4 2 137 30
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "C. Stengs - Profiel - Voetbal International". vi.nl. Voetbal International. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Voormaalig DIOS-speler Stengs debuteert in AZ 1". 433magazine.nl. 433Magazine. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Spelerspagina AZ - Calvin Stengs". az.nl. AZ. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ "PSV 3 - 2 AZ Alkmaar - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ Freezer, David. "No Dutch recall for Norwich City ace Tim Krul". Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. ^ "AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 FC Utrecht - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Nollat och utslaget efter nybörjarmissen". aftonbladet.se. Aftonbladet. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ Zwartkruis, Simon (18 December 2020). "Centrale rol Stengs bevalt AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen goed". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Calvin Stengs signs for Nice". ogcnice.com. OGC Nice. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Official – Calvin Stengs joins OGC Nice". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Στενγκς πενταετίας στη Νις!" [Stengs on a quinquennium in Nice]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst". Natio Suriname | Voetbal.
  13. ^ "Jong Oranje - Jong Verenigde Staten". onsoranje.nl. OnsOranje. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Nederland - Estland". onsoranje.nl. OnsOranje. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. ^ "C. Stengs". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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