Nick Twisk

Nick Twisk
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003
Place of birth Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 17
Youth career
–2014 VV Zeevogels
2014–2021 AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2026 Jong AZ 73 (0)
2026– Derry City 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:20, 5 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:53, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Nick Twisk (born 13 March 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.[2]

Career

Youth career

From Egmond aan Zee in North Holland, Twisk transferred from VV Zeevogels to the AZ Youth Academy in 2014 at the age of ten years-old.[3] He played a key part as the AZ Alkmaar under-18 side won a league and cup double in the 2021–22 season.[4][5][6] He was also later part of AZ's UEFA Youth League winning team during the 2022–23 season and also played against Boca Juniors in the U20 Intercontinental Cup.[3]

Jong AZ

Twisk made his professional league debut for Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie on 30 April 2021 in the 0–1 away match against Roda JC Kerkrade.[7] Twisk was rewarded with a new extended two-year contract in April 2022.[8] In 2024, he signed another two-year contract extension.[3] However, a meniscus injury to his knee sidelined him for a total of 516 days, missing 58 matches. By the 2025–26 season, Twisk was captain of the Jong AZ, and the oldest player in the team, playing in midfield but also occasionally at centre-back.[9]

Derry City

On 8 July 2026, it was announced that Twisk had signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.[10][11] He made his debut for the club on 9 July 2026 in a 3–2 defeat away to CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Europa League.[12]

International career

Twisk was capped twice by the Netherlands U17 team twice in 2019.[13]

Personal life

He is the father of a son, Noah.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2020–21[14] Eerste Divisie 10———10
2021–22[14] 10———10
2022–23[14] 250———250
2023–24[14] 20———20
2024–25[14] 120———120
2025–26[14] 320———320
Total 730———730
Derry City 2026[14] LOI Premier Division 10104[a]0—60
Career total 740104000790
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 2 appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 "Nick Twisk » Profile". worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ "N.Twisk- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nick Twisk to stay at AZ for another two years -Contract extension until mid-2026". flessenpostuitegmond.nl. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nick Twisk with AZ Under 18 overall champion. After winning the cup, now also national champion". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
  5. ↑ "Party at AZ after scoop: national title is in for youth thanks to victory over PSV". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  6. ↑ "AZ Under 18 wins KNVB Cup: team of trainer Jan Sierksma 4-1 too strong for Twente / Heracles Academy". voetbalinzaanstad.nl. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nick Twisk is now a real professional football player". flesswnpostuitegmond.nl.
  8. ↑ "AZ longer with Nick Twisk". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
  9. 1 2 "Deep valleys, high peaks: new Jong AZ captain Nick Twisk". deorkaan.nl. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Derry City sign ex-Dutch International with Parrott connection". 8 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dutch midfielder joins Derry City". 8 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Collins, Simon. "Derry City take first-leg defeat to CSKA Sofia in Europa League qualifiers". The Irish Times.
  13. ↑ "Nick Twisk » Statistics: International Matches". worldfootball.net.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Netherlands - N. Twisk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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