Sergio Zijler (born 8 July 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently without a club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcel Sergio Orpheo Zijler | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Twente | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Willem II | 58 | (6) |
| 2011 | HNK Rijeka | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Orduspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Zelina | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | Achilles '29 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Lienden | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Netherlands U-17 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2012 | |||
Born in Rotterdam, Sergio Zijler played in the youth team of AFC Ajax until 2006.
Zijler is a striker who made his debut in professional football squad of FC Twente in the 2006–07 season playing twelve matches and scoring two goals. Both goals were scored in his debut match (7–1 win) against FC Groningen.
In January he made the switch to Willem II from Tilburg for an undisclosed fee.[2]
During the winter break of the 2010–11 season, Sergio Zijler decided to accept a move out of Netherlands and join Croatian side HNK Rijeka. He played with Rijeka until the end of the 2010–11 Prva HNL season.[citation needed]
On July 28, 2011, Zijler signed with Turkish club Orduspor Free Transfer.[3]
Sergio Zijler was part of the Netherlands U-17 team in 2003.[4]
In 2009, he played for the combination team of the Suriname national football team and the 'Suriprofs' (Surinamese professional players in the Netherlands) at the Parbo Bier Cup tournament.