Jizz Hornkamp (born 7 March 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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Career

Heerenveen

Born in De Rijp,

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, Hornkamp played in the youth sides of SV De Rijp,

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, AZ and

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

. In the 2017–18 season, Hornkamp became part of the first-team squad of Heerenveen, making his debut for the club in the playoffs for the

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on 9 May 2018, a home match against

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, which was won 4–3. He came on as a substitute for Reza Ghoochannejhad in the 88th minute. He scored his first goal as an injury time substitute on 22 September 2018, the equaliser, against

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. After the winter break of the 2018–19 season, the Heerenveen coaching staff decided to utilise him as a

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, due numerous injuries in defence.

Den Bosch

In July 2019, it was announced that Hornkamp had joined second-tier

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club

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

on a three-year contract. There, he stated that he wanted to prove himself as a striker after having mostly been used as a reserve right back in the season before at Heerenveen. He made his debut for the club as a starter on 12 August 2020 in a 2–2 away draw against

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. In the 2020–21 season, Hornkamp grew into a proven goalscorer. His first goal for the club came on 31 August 2020 in a 4–2 away loss against

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– a header after an assist provided by Don Bolsius in the 80th minute. After having scored four goals during the first half of the season, his goalscoring took off in the spring. On 30 January 2021, Hornkamp scored four goals in a span of 30 minutes to secure a 4–4 away draw against

. He also scored braces against

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and

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, to finish the season with 20 goals in 35 appearances.

Willem II

On 24 January 2022, Hornkamp signed with Willem II until the summer of 2024. He made his competitive debut for the club on 6 February, also scoring his first goal as

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were beaten 3–1.

Heracles

Hornkamp joined newly promoted

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side

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on 3 July 2023, signing a contract until the summer of 2026. He made his debut for the club on 12 August, the first matchday of the

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, starting in a 4–1 loss to

. Shortly before half-time, he suffered an ankle injury which would require surgery, ruling him out for several months. He made his return to the pitch on 12 January 2024, coming on as a substitute for Emil Hansson in the second half of a 2–1 league victory against

. In the following week, he scored his first goal for the club, securing the equaliser in a 1–1 draw against

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. He continued his impressive form by scoring in several consecutive league games, including a brace of headers in a memorable 3–2 comeback win over Vitesse on 10 February.

Career statistics

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References

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