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


Club career

He made his
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debut for
Jong AZ Jong AZ is a Dutch association football team, based in Wijdewormer in the Zaanstreek. It is the reserve team of AZ, based in Alkmaar, and plays in the Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Net ...
on 17 November 2018 in a game against
Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...
as a 77th-minute substitute for Mees Kaandorp and scored his first professional goal 10 minutes later in an eventual 1–3 loss. He made his
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debut for the senior squad of AZ on 14 August 2021 against
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. He scored his first goal on 9 December 2021, the only goal of the game in a 1–0
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victory over the Danish side
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announced the signing of Oosting on a 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season.


International

He was the starter for
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at the
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, as Netherlands were eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinal.


Personal life

His father
Joseph Oosting Joseph Oosting (born 29 January 1972) is a Dutch football manager and former player, who is the manager of Eredivisie club Twente. Club career He played professional football from 1988 to 2006 for BV Veendam and FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch ...
was also a professional football player and is now a coach.


Career statistics


Club


Honours

Willem II *
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 ...
: 2023–24


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Career stats
- Voetbal International * 2000 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Jong AZ players Willem II Tilburg players AZ Alkmaar players FC Groningen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Emmen, Netherlands 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub