Thijs Oosting

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Thijs Oosting
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Groningen
Number 25
Youth career
–2011 VV Emmen
2011–2016 FC Emmen
2016– AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Jong AZ 55 (17)
2020–2022 AZ 3 (0)
2021RKC Waalwijk (loan) 17 (4)
2022–2024 Willem II 49 (15)
2024– Groningen 18 (1)
International career
2017 Netherlands U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie side Groningen.

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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]

On 2 July 2024, Groningen announced the signing of Oosting on a 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season. [5]

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. [6]

Personal life

His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 5252
2019–20 288288
2020–21 157157
2021–22 9090
Total57175717
Waalwijk (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 17400174
AZ Alkmaar 2021–22 Eredivisie30002 [a] 151
Willem II 2021–22 Eredivisie320032
2022–23 Eerste Divisie121002 [b] 0141
Total1530020173
Career total92240021209625
  1. One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  2. Appearance(s) in play-off

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. "Thijs Oosting derde nieuweling voor FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 July 2024.
  6. "Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 13 May 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. Thijs Oosting at Soccerway