Jason Oost (born 10 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

, Oost started his career with

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

's youth teams. He signed his first professional contract with

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

in 2002 after rejecting a move on loan to

Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024– ...

. At Waalwijk he played 84 matches in three seasons and scored 12 goals. In 2005, he moved to

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

, where he became the club's top goalscorer in the 2005–06 season with 8 goals. He rejected a new contract at Sparta citing the lack of first team football as he was constantly used as a substitute. On 2 August 2007, Oost signed a contract for two years with

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

. He joined

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

in 2008, but when it was clear that the club relegated to the Jupiler League, Oost dissolved his contract with De Graafschap. As a

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, Oost was on trial with N.E.C. but failed to impress, and left without getting a contract. Oost then signed a contract with Belgian second division side, KVSK United. In July 2016, it was announced that Oost would retire from professional footballer, ending a 14-year career at the age of 33. He scored 51 goals in 339 Dutch league matches. He played another season at semi-professional level with

Quick Boys Quick Boys (Katwijkse Voetbal Vereniging Quick Boys) is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on 1 February 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselme ...

afterwards.

International career

Oost was born in the Netherlands, and is of Indonesian descent. He was called up to represent the

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in 2009, but declined the offer because he did not want to give up his Dutch passport.

Coaching career

In May 2017, Oost ended his footballing career and began focusing on coaching. In the 2017–18 season he worked as an assistant coach at Jong Almere City FC and was responsible for Almere City U17.

Private life

He is the son of Jeffrey Oost, the manager of the Feyenoord C1 youth team.

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at Voetbal International {{DEFAULTSORT:Oost, Jason 1982 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Sportspeople of Indonesian descent Dutch expatriate men's footballers Feyenoord players RKC Waalwijk players Sparta Rotterdam players VVV-Venlo players Lommel S.K. players Excelsior Rotterdam players Almere City FC players Quick Boys players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Challenger Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium