Cody Claver

Cody Claver
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 AFC
Number 5
Youth career
Haaglandia
2013–2015 ADO Den Haag
2015 Haaglandia
2015–2016 Sparta Rotterdam
2016–2017 Cambuur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Cambuur 2 (0)
2019– AFC 126 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Cody Claver (born 2 November 1996) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left-back for Tweede Divisie club AFC.

Early and personal life

Born in The Hague, Claver is of Surinamese descent.[1] His father is Surinamese and his mother is Dutch.[2] His family lived in Zoetermeer.[3] He was a childhood friend of Omar el Baad, who played with him at Cambuur and suggested he join the club. Whilst with the club the two shared a house in Leeuwarden.[3]

Career

Claver began his career with Haaglandia, and he then spent two years at ADO Den Haag before returning to Haglandia.[3] He also played for the youth teams of Sparta Rotterdam and SC Cambuur.[1][3] He joined the Cambuur senior team for the 2017–18 season,[4] making his professional debut in April 2018, playing as a right back rather than in his usual position of left back.[3]

In January 2019 he moved to AFC.[5][6][7] He stated his intention to resume studies for his HBO qualification alongside his football career.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cody Claver at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Michael van Os (30 January 2019). "In de schijnwerper Cody Claver!" (in Dutch). Amsterdamsche FC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Johan Stobbe (6 April 2018). "Backs willen graag in Leeuwarden blijven spelen" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Cody Claver at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ "RUTGER ETTEN EN CODY CLAVER NAAR TWEEDE DIVISIE" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "AFC trekt voormalig Liverpool-talent Vincent Weijl en Cody Claver (Cambuur) aan" (in Dutch). Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Op De Man Af | Cody Claver (AFC): 'Mijn beste tegenstander? Abdelhak Nouri of Frenkie de Jong'". Voetbal247.nl. 17 November 2020.