Thijs Oosting
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | VV Emmen | ||
| 2011–2016 | FC Emmen | ||
| 2016– | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Jong AZ | 55 | (17) |
| 2020–2022 | AZ | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Willem II | 49 | (15) |
| 2024– | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie side Groningen.
Club career
[edit]He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 17 November 2018 in a game against Jong PSV as a 77th-minute substitute for Mees Kaandorp and scored his first professional goal 10 minutes later in an eventual 1–3 loss.[1] He made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ on 14 August 2021 against Waalwijk.[2] He scored his first goal on 9 December 2021, the only goal of the game in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League victory over the Danish side Randers.[3]
On 31 January 2022, Oosting signed a contract with Willem II until the summer of 2026.[4]
On 2 July 2024, Groningen announced the signing of Oosting on a 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season.[5]
International
[edit]He was the starter for Netherlands national under-17 football team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as Netherlands were eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinal.[6]
Personal life
[edit]His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 17 | — | — | — | 57 | 17 | |||||
| Waalwijk (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Willem II | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 25 | ||
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in play-off
References
[edit]- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Thijs Oosting versterkt Willem II" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Thijs Oosting derde nieuweling voor FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Joseph Oosting: Ik ben trots dat Thijs z'n droom najaagt bij AZ" [Joseph Oosting: I am proud that Thijs pursues his dream at AZ] (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 24 November 2017.
- ^ Thijs Oosting at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Career stats - Voetbal International
- Thijs Oosting at Soccerway
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