Carel Eiting

Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting (born 11 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Omonia.

Carel Eiting

Personal information
Full name	Carel Willem Hendrik Eiting[1]
Date of birth	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Omonia
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2007	AFC
2007–2016	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Jong Ajax	61	(8)
2017–2021	Ajax	17	(0)
2020–2021	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	23	(3)
2021–2022	Genk	12	(0)
2022	Huddersfield Town	5	(0)
2022–2023	Volendam	34	(3)
2023–2025	Twente	39	(2)
2025	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	12	(1)
2025–	Omonia	0	(0)
International career
2013–2014	Netherlands U15	2	(0)
2014	Netherlands U16	7	(0)
2014–2015	Netherlands U17	14	(2)
2015	Netherlands U18	2	(0)
2015–2017	Netherlands U19	5	(1)
2017	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2018	Netherlands U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

Ajax

Eiting is a youth exponent from Ajax. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 12 August 2016 in an Eerste Divisie game against Almere City playing the full match.^[3] On 19 September 2020, Eiting joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on loan for the 2020–21 season.^[4]

He made his Huddersfield debut in an EFL Championship fixture against Nottingham Forest on 25 September 2020, coming on as a half-time substitute for Jonathan Hogg. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town on 7 November 2020.^[5]

Genk

On 25 June 2021, it was announced that K.R.C. Genk had signed Eiting to a 4-year contract transferring from Ajax for an undisclosed amount, joining the team of John van den Brom.^[6] His contract with the club was cancelled on 30 January 2022.

Huddersfield Town

On 31 January 2022, Eiting returned to Huddersfield Town on a deal to the end of the 2021–22 season, following the cancellation of his contract at Genk.^[7] Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released.^[8]

Volendam

On 4 August 2022, Eiting signed a two-year contract with Volendam.^[9]

Twente

On 1 September 2023, Eiting signed a three-year contract with Twente.^[10] On 17 January 2025, he was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam until the end of the season.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong Ajax	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	28	3	—		—		—		28	3
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	18	4	—		—		—		18	4
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	Total		61	8	—		—		—		61	8
Ajax	2016–17	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	7	0	2	0	—		5[a]	0	14	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	6	0	3	0	—		1[b]	1	10	1
	2020–21	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		17	0	8	0	—		6	1	31	1
Huddersfield Town (loan)	2020–21	Championship	23	3	0	0	—		—		23	3
Genk	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	12	0	1	0	5[c]	0	1[d]	0	19	0
Huddersfield Town	2021–22	Championship	5	0	2	0	—		0	0	7	0
Volendam	2022–23	Eredivisie	34	3	1	0	—		0	0	35	3
Twente	2023–24	Eredivisie	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	16	2	2	0	3[e]	0	—		21	0
	Total		39	2	3	0	3	0	—		45	2
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2024–25	Eredivisie	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
Career total			193	17	16	0	8	0	7	1	233	16

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League and 4 in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Ajax^[12]

• Eredivisie: 2018–19
• KNVB Cup: 2018–19