Milan Zonneveld

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Milan Zonneveld
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Zonneveld with Telstar in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Beverwijk, Netherlands
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Telstar
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2020 ADO '20
2020–2021 RKVV DEM
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 RKVV DEM 1 (0)
2021–2022 Jong Volendam 11 (3)
2021–2022 Volendam 1 (0)
2022–2023 ADO '20 63 (40)
2024–2025 Quick Boys 30 (13)
2025– Telstar 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:29, 26 October 2025 (UTC)

Milan Zonneveld (born 8 October 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Telstar.

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Career

Early years

Born in Beverwijk, Zonneveld grew up in Heemskerk and played youth football for ADO '20 and RKVV DEM before joining the academy of FC Volendam. [2] On 17 March 2021 he signed his first professional contract with Volendam, [3] and made his senior debut on 27 August 2021 in a 5–0 home win over MVV in the Eerste Divisie, replacing Calvin Twigt in the 80th minute [4] Seeking regular minutes closer to home, he returned to amateur club ADO '20 in April 2022 and won the Derde Divisie Sunday title with the club the following year, scoring twice in the decisive match. [5]

Quick Boys

On 2 January 2024, Zonneveld signed for Quick Boys on a contract until June 2025, with an option for a further two years. [6] [7] He scored in the KNVB Cup against top-flight opposition—Almere City, Fortuna Sittard and Heerenveen—and finished as joint top scorer in the 2024–25 main draw with four goals, alongside Ricardo Pepi and Ivan Perišić. [6]

Telstar

On 21 May 2025, Zonneveld agreed to join Telstar. [8] Days later, the club won promotion to the top flight via the play-offs, returning to the Eredivisie for the first time in 47 years. [9]

He made his Eredivisie debut on 10 August 2025, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena. [10] [11] On 28 September 2025, he registered two assists in a 4–2 home win over Go Ahead Eagles—Telstar's first home victory of the season. [12] His first Telstar and Eredivisie goal followed on 19 October 2025, when he reduced the deficit in the 85th minute, heading in a Tyrese Noslin cross in a 3–2 home defeat to Heerenveen. [13] [14] On 29 October, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 KNVB Cup win away to FC Lisse, taking home the match ball as Telstar advanced to the next round. [15]

Personal life

While playing in the lower divisions, Zonneveld worked in the laboratory at the Tata Steel plant in IJmuiden, primarily taking samples and managing wastewater processes. [2] He has described prioritising proximity to home, finishing his studies, and gaining playing time as factors behind his moves in the early stages of his career. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 October 2025 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RKVV DEM 2020–21 Derde Divisie 1000—10
Jong Volendam 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 113—2 [a] 0133
Volendam 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 1000—10
ADO '20 2022–23 Derde Divisie342634—3739
2023–24 Tweede Divisie291410—3014
Total634044—6744
Quick Boys 2024–25 Tweede Divisie301344—3417
Telstar 2025–26 Eredivisie 10113—114
Career total116579112012768
  1. ↑ Appearances in U21 promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Quick Boys

References

  1. 1 2 Milan Zonneveld at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 "Van Tata Steel-fabriek naar Eredivisie-droom met Telstar: 'Nooit verwacht'" [From Tata Steel factory to Eredivisie dream with Telstar: 'Never expected it']. VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). 16 September 2025. Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "'Boomlange spits Milan Zonneveld vergroot aanvallende impulsen Jong FC Volendam'" ['Towering striker Milan Zonneveld boosts the attacking impulses of Jong FC Volendam']. FC Volendam (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Oud ADO'er Milan Zonneveld maakt debuut in profvoetbal" [Former ADO player Milan Zonneveld makes professional debut]. ADO '20 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Spits Milan Zonneveld (18) keert van FC Volendam terug naar ADO'20 en sluit aan bij A-selectie" [Striker Milan Zonneveld (18) returns from FC Volendam to ADO'20 and joins the first team]. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Milan Zonneveld kiest voor Nieuw Zuid" [Milan Zonneveld chooses Nieuw Zuid]. Quick Boys (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Quick Boys gaat aan de haal met gewilde Zonneveld" [Quick Boys land in-demand Zonneveld]. Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Telstar versterkt zich met Milan Zonneveld" [Telstar strengthen squad with Milan Zonneveld]. SC Telstar (in Dutch). 21 May 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Telstar complete a stunning return to the Eredivisie after 47 years". Eredivisie. 1 June 2025. Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ajax start eredivisie met moeizame thuisoverwinning op teruggekeerd Telstar" [Ajax open Eredivisie campaign with hard-fought home win over returning Telstar]. NOS (in Dutch). 10 August 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "AFC Ajax – Telstar 2–0 (Eredivisie 2025–26, 1st round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Telstar boekt tegen Go Ahead eerste thuiszege van het seizoen" [Telstar record first home win of the season against Go Ahead]. NOS (in Dutch). 28 September 2025. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Heerenveen trekt goede serie door en boekt bij Telstar eerste uitzege" [Heerenveen extend good run with first away win at Telstar]. NOS (in Dutch). 19 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Heerenveen nestelt zich met uitzege op Telstar in middenmoot" [Heerenveen move into mid-table with away win over Telstar]. RTL.nl (in Dutch). 19 October 2025. Archived from the original on 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  15. ↑ Brandhorst, Stephan (29 October 2025). "Glunderende Milan Zonneveld scoorde vaker hattricks, maar krijgt nu wél de bal mee" [Beaming Milan Zonneveld has scored hat-tricks before, but this time he does get to take the ball home]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Groenstege, Minne (10 May 2025). "Quick Boys bouwt feest: na 21 jaar weer de beste amateurclub van Nederland" [Quick Boys celebrate: best amateur club in the Netherlands again after 21 years]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
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