Jurriën Timber

Youth career

Timber started playing for Utrecht-based club DVSU at the age of four, before joining Feyenoord's youth system when he was six. In 2014, he joined Ajax, where he signed his first professional contract in 2018.

Ajax

2019–2021: Breakthrough and domestic double

Timber made his senior debut for Ajax in a 3–1 win over Heerenveen on 7 March 2020. His debut season was subsequently curtailed after the 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. During the 2020–21 campaign, Timber established himself as a starting centre-back under manager Erik ten Hag, often partnered alongside Lisandro Martínez. He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 9 December 2020 in a 1–0 group-stage defeat against Atalanta. On 18 April 2021, Timber started in the 2021 KNVB Cup final, helping Ajax secure a 2–1 victory against Vitesse at De Kuip. He scored his first career goal for Ajax against Emmen on 2 May 2021. It was the opening goal in an eventual 4–0 win. That result confirmed Ajax as Eredivisie champions for a record 35th time.

2021–2023: Consecutive title and Club van 100

Timber remained a regular starter throughout the 2021–22 season, making 30 league appearances as Ajax conceded just 19 goals across the domestic campaign to retain the Eredivisie championship. In recognition of his performances, Timber was awarded the Marco van Basten Award as Ajax's Talent of the Year. On 18 August 2022, Timber signed a…

Timber played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was selected for the senior Netherlands squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He made his debut for the team on 2 June 2021, as a starter in a friendly against Scotland. Timber was included in the final selection of the Netherlands team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by manager Louis van Gaal in November 2022. After missing the opening group stage win against Senegal, he played 90 minutes in the 1–1 draw against Ecuador and the 2–0 win against Qatar. He again played 90 minutes in the round of 16 win against the United States as well as the entirety of the quarter-final match against Argentina, which the Netherlands eventually lost on penalties and so were subsequently eliminated from the tournament. After missing UEFA Euro 2024 due to injury, Timber was recalled to the Netherlands' squad for their opening matches of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League in September 2024. In the match against Bosnia & Herzegovina on 8 September, he appeared as a substitute in the 83rd minute, lining up alongside his brother Quinten for the first time in senior football. This made the Timber brothers the third pair of twins to represent the Netherlands together after René and Willy van de Kerkhof and Frank and Ronald de Boer. He was selected as part of the Dutch squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup but, on 8 June 2026, it was announced that he was withdrawing after failure to recover from…

Club

As of match played 30 May 2026

International

As of match played 17 November 2025

Born in the Netherlands, Timber and his twin brother, Quinten, who is also a footballer, are of Curaçaoan descent. Both their mother, Marilyn, and their father hail from Curaçao, part of the ABC Islands in the Dutch Caribbean. Due to past situations, 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 represents Curaçao at international level. Timber is a Christian, and often shares Bible verses through his social media accounts before games. Timber is in a relationship with Rose de Back.