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Thomas Ouwejan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs ˈʌuəjɑn]; born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[2]

Thomas Ouwejan

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Ouwejan
Date of birth	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2007	De Foresters
2007–2015	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	AZ	81	(2)
2016–2017	Jong AZ	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Udinese (loan)	15	(0)
2021–2022	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	28	(3)
2022–	Schalke 04	10	(0)
National team‡
2012–2013	Netherlands U17	5	(0)
2015	Netherlands U19	3	(0)
2015–2016	Netherlands U20	8	(0)
2016–2017	Netherlands U21	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2019

Career

AZ

Ouwejan joined the AZ youth academy from childhood club De Foresters in 2007. On 10 December 2015, he made his first appearance for the club, starting in a UEFA Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao. He was replaced in the 75th minute for Pantelis Hatzidiakos, another debuting player. Three days later, Ouwejan also made his Eredivisie debut in a game against PEC Zwolle. That season, he also came to 16 appearances and two goals for the reserve team, Jong AZ. In addition, he appeared once in the KNVB Cup and three times in the Eredivisie; with AZ finishing fourth and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.[3]

The following season, he played once for the reserve team and 16 times for the first team in all competitions.[3] In the following play-off games for participation in the Europa League preliminary round, AZ reached the final, but eventually lost to FC Utrecht on penalties.[4]

In the 2017–18 season, Ouwejan became a regular starter and appeared in six matches in the KNVB Cup and 31 matches in the Eredivisie.[3] AZ reached the final of the cup that year, in which they lost to Feyenoord.[5] In the Eredivisie, AZ took third place. He continued as a starter during the 2018–19 season, scoring two goals in 31 league appearances and one goal – his first in European tournaments – in the third qualifying round of the Europa League against Ukrainian side Mariupol.[6][3]

At the start of the 2019–20 season, new head coach Arne Slot preferred the newly emerged youngster Owen Wijndal at left back, which meant that Ouwejan mostly appeared as a midfielder, and found himself increasingly out of the starting lineup.[7] He finished the season with 10 appearances in the Eredivisie and six in the Europa League.[3]

Loan to Udinese

Ouwejan joined Italian Serie A club Udinese on a season-loan from AZ for the 2020–21 season, with an option to buy.[8][9] He made his debut for the side on 27 September 2020 in a 1–0 loss to Verona.[10]

Schalke 04

On 1 June 2021, Ouwejan agreed to join Schalke 04 on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the move permanent.[11] On 12 May 2022, Schalke exercised this option.[12]

International career

Ouwejan gained five caps for the Netherlands under-17 team and took part with the under-19 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was utilised in all three of Netherlands' games in the tournament, which was eliminated after the group stage.[13] He then gained eight caps for at under-20 level,[14] and made his debut for the Netherlands U21 team on 15 November 2016 in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifier against Portugal in Doetinchem.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 October 2022.[16]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AZ	2015–16	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	6	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	31	0	6	0	—		—		37	0
	2018–19	Eredivisie	31	2	4	0	2	0	—		37	2
	2019–20	Eredivisie	10	0	3	0	6	1	—		19	1
	Total		81	2	17	0	10	1	2	0	110	3
Udinese (loan)	2020–21	Serie A	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Schalke 04 (loan)	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	28	3	2	0	—		—		30	3
Schalke 04	2022–23	Bundesliga	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		38	3	4	0	—		—		42	3
Career total			134	5	21	0	10	1	2	0	167	6

Honours

Schalke 04

• 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

References

External links

• Thomas Ouwejan at Soccerway.com
• Thomas Ouwejan at WorldFootball.net
• Netherlands profile at Ons Oranje

На других языках

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[de] Thomas Ouwejan

Thomas Ouwejan (* 30. September 1996 in Alkmaar, Niederlande) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler. Seit Sommer 2021 steht er beim FC Schalke 04 unter Vertrag. Er kann als linker Außenverteidiger, aber auch im linken Mittelfeld eingesetzt werden.

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- [en] Thomas Ouwejan

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[fr] Thomas Ouwejan

Thomas Ouwejan, né le 30 septembre 1996 à Amstelveen, est un footballeur néerlandais qui évolue au poste d'arrière gauche à Schalke 04.

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[it] Thomas Ouwejan

Thomas Ouwejan (Alkmaar, 24 giugno 1996) è un calciatore olandese, difensore o centrocampista dello Schalke 04 in prestito dall'AZ Alkmaar.

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[ru] Ауэян, Томас

Томас Ауэян (нидерл. Thomas Ouwejan; 30 сентября 1996 года, Алкмар, Нидерланды) — нидерландский футболист, защитник клуба «Шальке 04».

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