Thijs Oosting

Thijs Oosting
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000
Place of birth Emmen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
(on loan from Groningen)
Number 25
Youth career
–2011 VV Emmen
2011–2016 Emmen
2016–2022 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong AZ 56 (17)
2020–2022 AZ 3 (0)
2021 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 17 (4)
2022–2024 Willem II 49 (15)
2024– Groningen 22 (1)
2025– → PEC Zwolle (loan) 34 (6)
International career‡
2017 Netherlands U17 9 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2018

Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle, on loan from Groningen.

Club career

Oosting made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 17 November 2018, in a game against Jong PSV, as a 77th-minute substitute for Mees Kaandorp and scored his first professional goal 10 minutes later in an eventual 1–3 loss.[1] He made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ on 14 August 2021 against Waalwijk.[2] He scored his first goal on 9 December 2021, the only goal of the game in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League victory over the Danish side Randers.[3]

On 31 January 2022, Oosting signed a contract with Willem II until the summer of 2026.[4]

On 2 July 2024, Groningen announced the signing of Oosting on a three-year deal, with the option of an additional season.[5] On 17 July 2025, he moved on loan to PEC Zwolle, with an option to buy.[6]

International career

Oosting was a starter for the Netherlands at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which saw them eliminated by Germany in the quarter-final.[7]

Personal life

His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional footballer and is now a coach. On 10 August 2025, Oosting scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory for his new team PEC Zwolle over his father’s side FC Twente. This was the third goal he had scored against a team coached by his father.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 52———52
2019–20 288———288
2020–21 157———157
2021–22 90———90
Total 5717———5717
Waalwijk (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 174———174
AZ Alkmaar 2021–22 30—2[a]1—51
Willem II 2021–22 32———32
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 121——2[b]0141
2023–24 3412———3412
Total 4915——20513
Groningen 2024–25 Eredivisie 20123——224
Career total 1462423212015228
  1. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in promotion/relegation play-offs

Honours

Willem II

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 17 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 9 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Thijs Oosting versterkt Willem II" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Thijs Oosting derde nieuweling voor FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 2 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Thijs Oosting versterkt PEC Zwolle" [Thijs Oosting strengthens PEC Zwolle] (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Germany U17 v Netherlands U17 game report". UEFA. 13 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Joseph Oosting: Ik ben trots dat Thijs z'n droom najaagt bij AZ" [Joseph Oosting: I am proud that Thijs pursues his dream at AZ] (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Thijs Oosting at Soccerway
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