Carel Eiting

Carel Eiting
Personal information
Full name Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2007 AFC
2007–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Jong Ajax 61 (8)
2017–2021 Ajax 17 (0)
2020–2021 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 23 (3)
2021–2022 Genk 12 (0)
2022 Huddersfield Town 5 (0)
2022–2023 Volendam 34 (3)
2023– Twente 23 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2014 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U17 14 (2)
2015 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2015–2017 Netherlands U19 5 (1)
2017 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2018 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting (born 11 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente.[3]

Club career

Ajax

Eiting is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 12 August 2016 in an Eerste Divisie game against Almere City playing the full match.[4] On 19 September 2020, Eiting joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.[5]

He made his Huddersfield debut in an EFL Championship fixture against Nottingham Forest on 25 September 2020, coming on as a half-time substitute for Jonathan Hogg. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town on 7 November 2020.[6]

Genk

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that K.R.C. Genk had signed Eiting to a 4-year contract transferring from Ajax for an undisclosed amount, joining the team of John van den Brom.[7] His contract with the club was cancelled on 30 January 2022.

Huddersfield Town

On 31 January 2022, Eiting returned to Huddersfield Town on a deal to the end of the 2021–22 season, following the cancellation of his contract at Genk.[8] Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released.[9]

Volendam

On 4 August 2022, Eiting signed a two-year contract with Volendam.[10]

Twente

On 1 September 2023, Eiting signed a three-year contract with Twente.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 28 3 — — — 28 3
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 18 4 — — — 18 4
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 3 0 — — — 3 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 12 1 — — — 12 1
Total 61 8 — — — 61 8
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 4 0 2 0 — 0 0 6 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 7 0 2 0 — 5[a] 0 14 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 6 0 3 0 — 1[b] 1 10 1
2020–21 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 8 0 — 6 1 31 1
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2020–21 Championship 23 3 0 0 — — 23 3
Genk 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 12 0 1 0 5[c] 0 1[d] 0 19 0
Huddersfield Town 2021–22 Championship 5 0 2 0 — 0 0 7 0
Volendam 2022–23 Eredivisie 34 3 1 0 — 0 0 35 3
Career total 142 14 13 0 5 0 7 1 176 15
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 4 in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Ajax[3]

References

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Huddersfield Town – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 64. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/selectie/speler/carel-eiting-1.htm?dbpage=426352 [bare URL]
  3. ^ a b c "Carel Eiting - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Almere City vs. Ajax II - 12 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Carel Eiting: Huddersfield Town sign Ajax midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Huddersfield 1-1 Luton". BBC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Eiting verruilt Ajax voor KRC Genk van trainer Van den Brom". NU Sport. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ^ "CAREL EITING RETURNING TO TOWN!". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. ^ "2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "FC Volendam legt Carel Eiting voor twee seizoenen vast" (in Dutch). Volendam. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Carel Eiting tekent contract bij FC Twente" (in Dutch). Twente. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.