Timo Zaal

Timo Zaal
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004
Place of birth Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current team
 TPS
Number 22
Youth career
2019–2022 SC Heerenveen
2023–2025 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Heerenveen 3 (0)
2026- TPS 17 (1)
International career‡
2022 Netherlands U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 04 October 2022

Timo Zaal (born 9 February 2004) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for TPS in the Veikkausliiga.

Personal life

Zaal is from Leeuwarden, his uncles Pieter and Arnold Herder played football for SC Cambuur.[1]

Career

Zaal made his professional debut appearing as a substitute in a 3-1 Eredivisie victory as SC Heerenveen played FC Groningen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on 10 April 2022.[2] Zaal commented afterwards that it was good for him to get the debut out of the way because the expectations had long been for him that it would be a question of “when, not if”, he would eventually play for the first team.[3]

On 14 July 2023, Zaal was signed by Feyenoord and was assigned to the youth U21 team of the club.[4] He left Feyenoord upon the conclusion of his contract in 2025.[5]

Zaal joined Finnish side TPS in February 2026.[6]

International career

In September 2022 Zaal was included in the Dutch U19 squad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Heerenveen player Timo Zaal dreams of the derby: "As a Leeuwarder that would be really nice"". Omropfryslan.nl.
  2. ↑ "HEERENVEEN VS. GRONINGEN 3-1". UK.Soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Timo Zaal does need the pressure at sc Heerenveen". frieschdagblad.nl. 28 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Feyenoord contracteert jeugdinternational Timo Zaal" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 14 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Feyenoord zegt twee spelerscontracten formeel op en licht vijftal opties niet". fr-fans.nl. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hollannin pääsarjasta ja nuorisomaajoukkueesta kokemusta kartuttanut Timo Zaal TPS:n keskikentälle". FC TPS (in Finnish). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "FINAL SELECTION UNDER 19 FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND". Onsiranje.nl.
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