Thijmen Nijhuis

Thijmen Nijhuis
Nijhuis with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Full name Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998
Place of birth Wierden, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Waldhof Mannheim
Number 1
Youth career
IJFC
USV Elinkwijk
2009–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Jong Utrecht 94 (0)
2017–2023 Utrecht 3 (0)
2021–2022 → MVV Maastricht (loan) 12 (0)
2024 Utrecht 0 (0)
2024–2025 HJK 21 (0)
2025– Waldhof Mannheim 34 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2026

Thijmen Joel Sander Nijhuis (born 25 July 1998) is a Dutch professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for German 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[1]

On 15 July 2021, he extended his contract with Utrecht until 2023 and was loaned to MVV for the 2021–22 season.[2] The loan was terminated early on 14 January 2022, and Nijhuis was assigned to Jong FC Utrecht.[3] He left Utrecht at the end of the 2022–23 season.[4] He returned to the club in January 2024.

In July 2024, Nijhuis signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK on an initial 1,5 year contract with the option for a further year.[5]

On 8 August 2025, Nijhuis moved to Waldhof Mannheim in German 3. Liga.[6]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 160–––160
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 220–––220
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 240–––240
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 20–––20
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 130–––130
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 100–––100
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 60–––60
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 10–––10
Total 940000000940
Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 3010––40
MVV Maastricht (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 12000––120
HJK Helsinki 2024 Veikkausliiga 50––10[c]0150
2025 Veikkausliiga 16010204[c]0230
Total 2101020140380
Waldhof Mannheim 2025–26 3. Liga 0000––00
Career total 130020201401480
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "FC Utrecht verhuurt Thijmen Nijhuis aan MVV Maastricht" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Thijmen Nijhuis per direct terug bij Jong FC Utrecht" (Press release) (in Dutch). Utrecht. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Derensili Sanches Fernandes langer bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 30 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Thijmen Nijhuis HJK:n maalille" [Thijmen Nijhuis for HJK's goal]. www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "SV Waldhof Mannheim verpflichtet Torhüter Thijmen Nijhuis" [SV Waldhof Mannheim signs goalkeeper Thijmen Nijhuis] (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Thijmen Nijhuis at Soccerway
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