Tijs Velthuis

Tijs Velthuis
	Velthuis with Sparta Rotterdam in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	12 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Oldenzaal, the Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sassuolo; (on loan from Sparta Rotterdam)
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2012	Quick '20
2012–2019	Twente
2019–2020	AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2023	Jong AZ
2022–2023	→ NAC Breda (loan)
2023–	Sparta Rotterdam
2024–2025	→ Salernitana (loan)
2025–	→ Sassuolo (loan)
International career‡
2018–2019	Netherlands U17
2019	Netherlands U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Tijs Velthuis (born 12 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Sassuolo, on loan from Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

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Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong AZ	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	28	1	–		–		–		28	1
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	33	0	–		–		–		33	0
	Total		61	1	–		–		–		61	1
NAC Breda (loan)	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	28	1	2	0	–		1^[a]	0	31	1
Sparta Rotterdam	2023–24	Eredivisie	25	0	2	0	–		–		27	0
Salernitana (loan)	2024–25	Serie B	8	0	2	0	–		–		10	0
Career total			122	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	129	2

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