![]() Nijhuis with Utrecht in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 1998 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2023 | Jong Utrecht | 94 | (0) |
2017–2023 | Utrecht | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → MVV 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.
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
HJK Helsinki | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 [c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2025 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
Waldhof Mannheim | 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 130 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 148 | 0 |