Thijs Oosting

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Thijs Oosting
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
PEC Zwolle
Number 25
Youth career
–2011 VV Emmen
2011–2016 FC Emmen
2016– AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Jong AZ 56 (17)
2020–2022 AZ 3 (0)
2021RKC Waalwijk (loan) 17 (4)
2022–2024 Willem II 49 (15)
2024–2025 Groningen 22 (1)
2025PEC Zwolle (loan) 1 (1)
International career
2017 Netherlands U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2018

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

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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. On August 10 2025, Thijs scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory of his new team PEC Zwolle over his father’s side FC Twente. This was the third goal Thijs scored against a team coached by his father. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025 [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 174174
AZ Alkmaar 2021–22 302 [a] 151
Willem II 2021–22 3232
2022–23 Eerste Divisie1212 [b] 0141
2023–24 34123412
Total491520513
Groningen 2024–25 Eredivisie20123224
Career total1462423212015228
  1. One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  2. Appearance(s) in promotion/relegation play-offs

Honours

Willem II

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