Sergio Zijler

Sergio Zijler (born 8 July 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently without a club.

Sergio Zijler
Personal information
Full name Marcel Sergio Orpheo Zijler
Date of birth (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987
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)
International career
2003 Netherlands U-17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2012

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Sergio Zijler played in the youth team of AFC Ajax until 2006.

FC Twente

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.

Willem II

In January he made the switch to Willem II from Tilburg for an undisclosed fee.[2]

HNK Rijeka

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.

Orduspor

On July 28, 2011, Zijler signed with Turkish club Orduspor Free Transfer.[3]

National team

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.

References

  1. "Official Profile at Willem II official website".
  2. "Sergio Zijler" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  3. Sergio Zijler at Soccerway
  4. Sergio Zijler at UEFA.com
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