Thijs Oosting

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

Thijs Oosting

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Emmen, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Groningen
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2011	VV Emmen
2011–2016	FC Emmen
2016–	AZ Alkmaar
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)
International career‡
2017	Netherlands U17	9	(1)
2017–2018	Netherlands U18	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018

Club career

He 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 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season.^[5]

International

He was the starter for Netherlands national under-17 football team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as Netherlands were eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinal.^[6]

Personal life

His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	5	2	—		—		—		5	2
	2019–20		28	8	—		—		—		28	8
	2020–21		15	7	—		—		—		15	7
	2021–22		9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	Total		57	17	—		—		—		57	17
Waalwijk (loan)	2020–21	Eredivisie	17	4	—		—		—		17	4
AZ Alkmaar	2021–22		3	0	—		2[a]	1	—		5	1
Willem II	2021–22		3	2	—		—		—		3	2
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	12	1	—		—		2[b]	0	14	1
	2023–24		34	12	—		—		—		34	12
	Total		49	15	—		—		2	0	51	3
Groningen	2024–25	Eredivisie	20	1	2	3	—		—		22	4
Career total			146	24	2	3	2	1	2	0	152	28

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

• Eerste Divisie: 2023–24