Dylan Timber Explained

Dylan Timber
Fullname:Dylan Galdino Junior Timber[1]
Birth Date:15 April 2000
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Position:centre-back, right-back
Currentclub:VVV-Venlo
Clubnumber:6
Youthyears1:2006–2008
Youthclubs1:DVSU Utrecht
Youthyears2:2008–2010
Youthclubs2:Feyenoord
Youthyears3:2010–2011
Youthclubs3:DVSU Utrecht
Youthyears4:2011–2012
Youthclubs4:SV Kampong
Youthyears5:2012–2013
Youthclubs5:SV Houten
Youthyears6:2013–2020
Youthclubs6:SV Kampong
Youthyears7:2020–2021
Youthclubs7:Sparta Nijkerk
Youthyears8:2021–2022
Youthclubs8:Utrecht
Years1:2020–2021
Clubs1:Sparta Nijkerk
Caps1:1
Goals1:3
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Jong Utrecht
Caps2:22
Goals2:3
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:VVV-Venlo
Caps3:86
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Curaçao
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21 June 2023
Ntupdate:06:32, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Dylan Galdino Junior Timber (born 15 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for club VVV-Venlo. He is the older brother of two younger twins Jurriën Timber and Quinten Timber who are also professional footballers respectively playing for Arsenal and Feyenoord. Born in the mainland Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Career

Timber is a youth product of DVSU Utrecht, Feyenoord, SV Kampong, SV Houten, and Sparta Nijkerk.[2] On 11 May 2022, he signed with Jong Utrecht on a two-year contract.[3]

On 4 May 2023, Timber signed a three-year contract with Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.[4]

International career

Born in the mainland Netherlands, Timber was called up to the Curaçao national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[5] He debuted with Curaçao in a friendly 3–2 loss to Indonesia on 25 September 2022.[6]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Timber is of Aruban and Curaçaoan descent. His mother Marilyn is from Aruba and their father is from Curaçao, both parts of the ABC Islands in the Dutch Caribbean. Due to situations in the past, the family took on their maternal name Timber instead of taking the last name of their father, Maduro.[7] He has four brothers Shamier, Chris, and twins Quinten and Jurriën Timber.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile.
  2. Web site: Sparta Nijkerk trekt Dylan Timber aan. v.v. Sparta Nijkerk.
  3. Web site: FC Utrecht anuncia contratação de Dylan Timber. 11 May 2021.
  4. Web site: VVV-Venlo contracteert Dylan Timber voor drie seizoenen . VVV-Venlo . 2 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504191041/https://www.vvv-venlo.nl/nieuws/vvv-venlo-contracteert-dylan-timber-voor-drie-seizoenen . 4 May 2023 . nl . 4 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Profil Dylan Timber, Kakak Bintang Ajax yang akan Hadapi Timnas Indonesia. 21 September 2022. suara.com.
  6. Web site: %competition_name% (Sky Sports). Sky Sports.
  7. Web site: Het Verhaal Achter: De gebroeders Timber. Ajax Showtime. 25 September 2022. 11 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201011173044/https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/hoofdnieuws/120799/het-verhaal-achter-de-gebroeders-timber. dead.
  8. Web site: 'We zijn gewoon de nieuwe Timbers'. Ajax.