Evert Linthorst
.jpg) Linthorst in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria Linthorst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Venlo, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2017 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2017-2018 | VVV Venlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | VVV-Venlo | 48 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Ittihad Kalba | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Go Ahead Eagles | 118 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 | |||
Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Maria "Evert" Linthorst (born 3 March 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.[1]
Club career
[edit]VVV
[edit]Born and raised in Venlo, he opted to join his hometown club VVV Venlo in 2017 after spending four years previously in the football academy of PSV Eindhoven. He plays as a central midfielder.[2] Linthorst made his Eredivisie debut for VVV Venlo against AFC Ajax on 19 April 2018.[3] On 17 August 2019, he scored his first league goal for the club, grabbing a late consolation in a 4-1 defeat against Ajax.[4]
Al Ittihad Kalba
[edit]On 1 February 2021, he signed with Al Ittihad Kalba, based in the city of Kalba, in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and who play in the UAE Pro League.[5] He made his debut in the Pro League against Ajman Club on 5 February 2021 appearing as a late substitute in a 2-1 home win for his new club.[6]
Go Ahead Eagles
[edit]On 30 January 2022, Linthorst signed a two and-a-half year contract with Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles keeping him at the club until the summer of 2024.[7] He made his debut for Go Ahead Eagles as a late substitute in the Eredivisie in a 2-1 win over Ajax on 27 February 2022.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 April 2023 against RKC Waalwijk, netting his side’s first goal in a 3-2 home victory in the Eredivisie.[9] In October 2023, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, with the option of an additional season.[10]
He played as the club won the 2025 KNVB Cup final in Rotterdam on a penalty shoot-out against AZ Alkmaar.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 52 | 7 | |||||
| Ittihad Kalba | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Total | 118 | 6 | 12 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 180 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, UAE President's Cup
- ↑ Includes UAE League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in European play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
[edit]- Go Ahead Eagles
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evert Linthorst at Soccerway
- ↑ "LET US INTRODUCE: EREDIVISIE AND ORANGE CUSTOMER EVERT LINTHORST". elfvoetbal. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ajax vs. VVV - 19 April 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "VVV VS. AJAX 1 - 4 Soccerway". 17 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Evert Linthorst definitief naar Emiraten" [Evert Linthorst permanently to Emirates]. 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "KALBA VS. AJMAN 2 - 1". Soccerway. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "EVERT LINTHORST: 'HEB GEVOETBALD BIJ GEVOELSTEMPERATUUR VAN 50 GRADEN'" (Press release) (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. AJAX 2 - 1". Soccerway. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "GO AHEAD EAGLES VS. RKC WAALWIJK 3 - 2". Soccerway. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "EVERT LINTHORST SIGNS CONTRACT UNTIL MID-2025". ga-eagles.nl. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Venlonaar Evert Linthorst beleeft ultiem bekersprookje met Go Ahead Eagles". Limburger.nl. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Evert Linthorst at WorldFootball.net
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Venlo
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Eredivisie players
- UAE Pro League players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Kalba FC players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen