Thijs Oosting
{{short description|Dutch footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thijs Oosting
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Emmen, Netherlands
| image =
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Left back
| currentclub = Groningen
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 | youthclubs1 = VV Emmen
| youthyears2 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs2 = FC Emmen
| youthyears3 = 2016– | youthclubs3 = AZ Alkmaar
| years1 = 2018–2022 | clubs1 = Jong AZ | caps1 = 56 | goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = AZ | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Willem II | caps4 = 49 | goals4 = 15
| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Groningen | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U17 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U18 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate = 10 June 2025
| ntupdate = 23 March 2018
}}
Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player who plays for {{Dutch football updater|Groningen}} side Groningen.
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.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/17/netherlands/eerste-divisie/jong-psv/jong-az/2794501/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=17 November 2018}} He made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ on 14 August 2021 against Waalwijk.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/14/netherlands/eredivisie/rkc-waalwijk/stichting-az/3512459/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=14 August 2021}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/09/europe/uefa-europa-conference-league/stichting-az/randers-fc/3633712/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=9 December 2021}}
On 31 January 2022, Oosting signed a contract with Willem II until the summer of 2026.{{cite press release|publisher=Willem II|url=https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/thijs-oosting-versterkt-willem-ii|title=Thijs Oosting versterkt Willem II|date=31 January 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|language=nl}}
On 2 July 2024, Groningen announced the signing of Oosting on a 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Groningen|url=https://www.fcgroningen.nl/nieuws/thijs-oosting-derde-nieuweling-voor-fc-groningen|title=Thijs Oosting derde nieuweling voor FC Groningen|date=2 July 2024|language=nl}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2022687--germany-vs-netherlands/|title=Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report|date=13 May 2017}}
Personal life
His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.{{cite web|publisher=RTV Drenthe|url=https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/128360/Joseph-Oosting-Ik-ben-trots-dat-Thijs-z-n-droom-najaagt-bij-AZ|title=Joseph Oosting: Ik ben trots dat Thijs z'n droom najaagt bij AZ|trans-title=Joseph Oosting: I am proud that Thijs pursues his dream at AZ|date=24 November 2017|language=Dutch}}
Career statistics
= Club =
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Jong AZ
|rowspan="4"|Eerste Divisie |5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20
|28 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2020–21
|15 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 57 | 17 | ||||
| Waalwijk (loan)
|rowspan="3"|Eredivisie |17 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 4 | ||||
| AZ Alkmaar
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Willem II
|3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23
|rowspan="2"|Eerste Divisie |12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in promotion/relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|34 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 12 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 15 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |||
| Groningen
|Eredivisie |20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 4 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!146 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 28 |
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Honours
Willem II
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/thijs-oosting/carriere Career stats] - Voetbal International
- {{Soccerway| thijs-oosting/477591}}
{{FC Groningen squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oosting, Thijs}}
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Willem II Tilburg players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Footballers from Emmen, Netherlands
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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