Sven Zitman

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Sven Zitman
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
TOP Oss
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2011 Excelsior '20
2011–2022 Feyenoord
2022 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 11 (1)
2023– TOP Oss 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:54, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Sven Zitman (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.

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Career

Zitman was born in Schiedam, South Holland, and started playing football as a four-year-old at local club Excelsior '20. [1] He progressed through the youth teams before joining Feyenoord's youth academy at age 10. [2] On 19 November 2020, he signed his first contract with Feyenoord, keeping him at the club until 2021. [3]

In March 2022, he left Feyenoord on a free transfer before making a single senior appearance. [4] Zitman joined up with PEC Zwolle and in October 2022 signed a two and half year professional contract with the club. [5] He made his senior league debut on 7 October 2022 in a 3–0 defeat against FC Dordrecht. [6] Zitman himself said he was surprised by his fast introduction to the first team and had been expecting to play youth team football for a longer time period after joining. [7]

On 16 August 2023, Zitman signed a two-year contract with an optional third year with TOP Oss. [8]

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References

  1. Iliohan, Thijs (February 2023). "'Hier een basisplaats veroveren'" (PDF). Onder de Peperbus (in Dutch). 10 (2): 12. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. "TOP Oss-talent geeft hoop op: 'Als dat me lukt, krijg ik een miljoen'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. "Sven Zitman tekent contract tot einde seizoen". Feyenoord (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. "Feyenoord formally cancels contract El Bouchataoui and two youth players". Rijnmond.nl.
  5. "Jeugdspeler Sven Zitman tekent contract bij PEC Zwolle". Destentor.nl.
  6. "PEC Zwolle crashes hard in Dordrecht and misses out on the period title". Destentor.nl.
  7. "Sven Zitman makes quick steps in Zwolle: 'Glad that I can play for so many audiences'". Destentor.nl.
  8. "Sven Zitman maakt de overstap naar TOP Oss" [Sven Zitman makes the switch to TOP Oss] (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.