Thijs Oosting

Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Eredivisie side Willem II.

Thijs Oosting
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team 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 12 (1)
International career‡
2017 Netherlands U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Club career

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]

International

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]

Personal life

His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.[6]

References
  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. "Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 13 May 2017.
  6. "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.


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