Thijmen Nijhuis

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Thijmen Nijhuis
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Nijhuis with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Full name Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Wierden, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Waldhof Mannheim
Number 1
Youth career
IJFC
USV Elinkwijk
2009–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2023 Jong Utrecht 94 (0)
2017–2023 Utrecht 3 (0)
2021–2022MVV Maastricht (loan) 12 (0)
2024 Utrecht 0 (0)
2024–2025 HJK 21 (0)
2025– Waldhof Mannheim 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 August 2025

Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis (born 25 July 1998) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for German 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.

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Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda. [1]

On 15 July 2021, he extended his contract with Utrecht until 2023 and was loaned to MVV for the 2021–22 season. [2] The loan was terminated early on 14 January 2022, and Nijhuis was assigned to Jong FC Utrecht. [3] He left Utrecht at the end of the 2022–23 season. [4] He returned to the club in January 2024.

In July 2024, Nijhuis signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK on an initial 1,5 year contract with the option for a further year. [5]

On 8 August 2025, Nijhuis moved to Waldhof Mannheim in German 3. Liga. [6]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 160160
2017–18 Eerste Divisie220220
2018–19 Eerste Divisie240240
2019–20 Eerste Divisie2020
2020–21 Eerste Divisie130130
2021–22 Eerste Divisie100100
2022–23 Eerste Divisie6060
2023–24 Eerste Divisie1010
Total940000000940
Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 301040
MVV Maastricht (loan)2021–22Eerste Divisie12000120
HJK Helsinki 2024 Veikkausliiga 5010 [c] 0150
2025 Veikkausliiga16010204 [c] 0230
Total2101020140380
Waldhof Mannheim 2025–26 3. Liga 000000
Career total130020201401480

References

  1. "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 5 August 2016.
  2. "FC Utrecht verhuurt Thijmen Nijhuis aan MVV Maastricht" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "Thijmen Nijhuis per direct terug bij Jong FC Utrecht" (Press release) (in Dutch). Utrecht. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. "Derensili Sanches Fernandes langer bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 30 March 2023.
  5. "Thijmen Nijhuis HJK:n maalille" [Thijmen Nijhuis for HJK's goal]. www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. "SV Waldhof Mannheim verpflichtet Torhüter Thijmen Nijhuis" [SV Waldhof Mannheim signs goalkeeper Thijmen Nijhuis] (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. Thijmen Nijhuis at Soccerway