Calvin Jong-a-Pin

Football player infobox
playername= Calvin Jong-a-Pin
fullname = Calvin Jong-a-Pin
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|7|18
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.83
currentclub = SC Heerenveen
clubnumber = 16
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2005-2006
2006-
clubs = FC Volendam
SC Heerenveen
caps(goals) = 06 (1)
28 (0)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Netherlands U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 (0)
pcupdate = 21/6/2008
ntupdate = 21/6/2008

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. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=551449.html|title=Jong-A-Pin's Chinese connection|date=2007-06-15|accessdate=2008-03-13|publisher=UEFA.com|author=Berend Scholten]

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