Djevencio Djovairo van der Kust (born 30 April 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Suriname national team.

Club career

Utrecht

After playing youth football for

AVV Zeeburgia The Amsterdamse Voetbalvereniging Zeeburgia is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. It has been dubbed " royal supplier" as many Dutch professional footballers started at Zeeburgia youth teams. In 2020–2021, the first squad plays in the ...

, Van der Kust joined

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

's academy in 2012. He signed his first professional contract with Utrecht in December 2019, with the deal valid until mid-2022 with the option of a year's extension. Van der Kust made his debut for

Jong Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht (U23) is a Dutch football team, based in Utrecht. It is the reserve team of FC Utrecht and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie season. Current squad On loan Staff ...

on 10 January 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to

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. He ended the season with 2 appearances for Jong Utrecht, playing primarily with the U-19 side. He scored his first career goal on 24 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw with

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. During the 2020–21 season he established himself as a regular for Jong Utrecht, making 26 appearances and scoring 1 goal. On 15 August 2021, he made his Eredivisie debut for Utrecht in matchweek 1 of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a substitute in a 4–0 win over

. On 9 November van der Kust signed a new contract lasting until 2025. He made his first start for Utrecht on 5 February 2022 in a 3–2 win over

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. Van der Kust started 11 of Utrechts final 14 Eredivisie matches, helping them to a 7th place finish. He also started both of Utrecht's European playoff matches, a 4–3 aggregate loss to Vitesse. He made 17 appearances and scored 1 goal for Jong Utrecht during the season. Van der Kust started the 2022–23 season as the first choice leftback, appearing in 8 of the first 10 Eredivisie games with 7 starts and starting a KNVB Cup game. He then lost his spot in the first team, appearing in just 1 of the next 12 matches, his 1 appearance being a substitute in a cup match, and playing in 3 matches for Jong Utrecht.

Houston Dynamo

On 9 February 2023, Van der Kust signed for

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side

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on loan with an option to buy.

Sparta Rotterdam

On 10 August 2023, van der Kust signed a three-year contract with

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Van der Kust is of Surinamese descent. He was called up to the Suriname national team for a set of

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matches in October 2023.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kust, Djevencio van der 2001 births Living people Surinamese men's footballers Suriname men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football fullbacks Jong FC Utrecht players FC Utrecht players Houston Dynamo FC players Houston Dynamo 2 players Sparta Rotterdam players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players MLS Next Pro players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States