Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie side Groningen.

Thijs Oosting
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)
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
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)
2021RKC 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Club career

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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

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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

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His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in play-off

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Thijs Oosting versterkt Willem II" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Thijs Oosting derde nieuweling voor FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 13 May 2017.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Thijs Oosting at Soccerway
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