Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Eredivisie side Willem II.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Emmen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Willem II | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2011 | 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 | Willem II | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Netherlands U17 | 9 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018 |
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]
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.[5]
His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.[6]
Willem II – current squad | |
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