Calvin Jong-a-Pin
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Jong.
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Calvin Jong-a-Pin | |
| Date of birth | July 18, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | SC Heerenveen | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005-2006 2006- |
FC Volendam SC Heerenveen |
6 (1) 9 (0) |
| National team | ||
 Netherlands U-21 |
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Calvin Jong-a-Pin (born 18 July 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen. Jong-a-Pin was born in Amsterdam and made his debut in professional football in the 2005-06 season when playing for FC Volendam.
In 2007 Jong-a-Pin was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Jong-a-Pin participated in both of their first round group matches against Israel (1-0 win) and Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later the final was reached with a 1-1, 13-12 win after a penalty shootout with 32 penalty kicks taken against England. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final.
His family is from Suriname, with Chinese descent.[1]
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals | Competition |
| 2005/06 | FC Volendam | |
6 | 1 | Eerste Divisie |
| 2006/07 | SC Heerenveen | |
9 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |||
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