Joël Zwarts (born 26 April 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle aan den IJssel ( ; ) is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of , of which is water. It is situated on the eastern edge o ...

, Zwarts played youth football for VV Hillegersberg, VV Nieuwerkerk,

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 ...

and

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

before joining

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 ...

in the summer of 2017. On 31 January 2019, he joined

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club a day later in a 3–3

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

draw with

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax (; ), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is a Dutch association football team. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional foot ...

. On 24 June 2019, he returned to Excelsior on a three-year contract. On 15 July 2021, Zwarts signed for 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg. On 14 July 2022, he returned to the Netherlands and joined

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

on loan. On 8 August 2023, Zwarts moved to

1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of the German football pyramid. Their current home gr ...

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

. On 19 June 2024, Zwarts joined

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

, also in

International career

Zwarts has played for the Netherlands at under-19 level. He is also eligible to represent

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

at international level, since his mother is from Suriname.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zwarts, Joël 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Capelle aan den IJssel Footballers from South Holland Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sparta Rotterdam players Feyenoord players FC Dordrecht players Excelsior Rotterdam players SSV Jahn Regensburg players ADO Den Haag players TSV 1860 Munich players VfL Osnabrück players Eerste Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Dutch sportsmen