Quinten Timber


Quinten Ryan Crispito Timber is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for club Marseille and the Netherlands national team. He is the twin brother of Arsenal defender Jurriën Timber and they have an elder brother, Dylan Timber, who is also a professional footballer.
Timber came through the youth academies of DVSU and Feyenoord before joining the Ajax youth academy along with his brother Jurriën in 2014. After a spell at FC Utrecht, he signed for Feyenoord in 2022, where he has since became captain and lead them to win the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the Johan Cruyff Shield.
Timber represented the Netherlands at multiple international youth levels and was part of the squad that won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He made his senior debut for the Netherlands in March 2024.

Club career

Ajax

Timber played in the youth academies of DVSU and Feyenoord, before he and his brother joined the Ajax Youth Academy in 2014. Since 2016 he has played for various youth teams of the Netherlands national team and in 2018 won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. On 15 October 2018, he made his professional debut, playing for Jong Ajax, the reserves team of Ajax competing in the Eerste Divisie, the second-tier of professional football in the Netherlands, in a 2–1 away loss to Jong PSV. He scored his first goal on 25 March 2019 in a 3–3 draw with Jong FC Utrecht.

Utrecht

On 5 May 2021, it was announced, that Timber would transfer to FC Utrecht, signing a three-year contract with the club from his hometown.

Feyenoord

On 28 July 2022, Feyenoord announced that it had signed Timber on a four-year contract, with FC Utrecht announcing that Timber became the most expensive outgoing player in the club's history to date. The transfer fee was reported as €8.5 million, a record also for Feyenoord. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the opening goal in a 4–0 win over FC Emmen.
On 13 September 2024, Timber was appointed as the new captain of the club.
Timber missed large parts of the 2024–25 season due to knee problems, culminating in a ligament injury sustained in February 2025 that required surgery and ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. The injury occurred after Timber landed awkwardly during Feyenoord's UEFA Champions League play-off win against AC Milan, and medical assessment confirmed the need for surgery on the outer ligament of his knee.
On 18 January 2026, following Feyenoord's 4–3 home defeat to Sparta Rotterdam in the Rotterdam derby, Timber publicly criticised head coach Robin van Persie in an interview with ESPN. He expressed dissatisfaction with his role at the club and questioned the sporting direction under Van Persie, stating that he felt there was a lack of trust and clarity regarding his position within the squad. Later the same day, Van Persie responded publicly, stating that he no longer saw a future for Timber at Feyenoord under his management.

Marseille

On 23 January 2026, Timber completed a transfer from Feyenoord to French Ligue 1 club Marseille. Although his contract with Feyenoord was due to expire in the summer of 2026, the clubs reached an agreement for an immediate transfer, with media reports stating a fee of approximately €4.5 million.

International career

Timber received his first call-up to the Netherlands national team in March 2024 for friendlies against Scotland and Germany. He made his debut as a substitution on 26 March 2024 against Germany. On 16 May 2024, it was announced that Timber was part of the preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Later that month, on 29 May, he was excluded from the final 26-man squad.
Timber scored his first goal for the Netherlands in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lithuania.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Timber and his twin brother Jurriën, who is also a footballer, are of Curaçaoan descent. Both their mother Marilyn and their father are from Curaçao, part 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. The twins also have three older brothers Shamier, Chris, and Dylan, the latter of whom is also a footballer who plays for Curaçao on an international level.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 September 2025Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania72–03–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Feyenoord
Netherlands U17
Individual