Thijs van Leeuwen

Dutch footballer (born 2001)

Thijs van Leeuwen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Heerde, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TOP Oss
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2011 VV Heerde
2011–2019 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Twente 21 (3)
2021–2022 → Almere City (loan) 22 (1)
2023– TOP Oss 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Thijs van Leeuwen (born 15 July 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.

Club career

Van Leeuwen made his professional debut as part of Twente on 12 September 2020, coming on as a substitute for Queensy Menig in a 2–0 win over Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie.[2] In October 2020, Van Leeuwen signed a new contract with Twente until 2023 with an option for an additional year.[3] He scored his first goal on 7 November in a 4–2 away win over ADO Den Haag, securing the end result deep into stoppage time.[4]

Van Leeuwen joined Eerste Divisie club Almere City on 31 August 2021 on loan for the 2021–22 season.[5][1]

On 31 January 2023, van Leeuwen signed a year-and-a-half-long contract with TOP Oss.[6] He made his debut for the club on 3 February, starting in a 3–0 derby win over Den Bosch.[7] Two weeks later, on 17 February, he scored his first goal for TOP, helping them past Eindhoven with a 2–0 victory.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 21 3 0 0 — 21 3
Almere City (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 22 1 1 0 — 23 1
TOP Oss 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 19 0 1 0 — 20 0
Total 32 1 1 0 — 33 1
Career total 75 5 2 0 0 0 77 5

References

  1. ^ a b Ten Voorde, Leon (31 August 2021). "Thijs van Leeuwen (FC Twente) uit Heerde op weg naar Almere City". de Stentor (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Sprankelend FC Twente start seizoen met thuiszege op Fortuna Sittard". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ilgers, Staring en Van Leeuwen tekenen contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "ADO Den Haag vs. Twente - 7 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Thijs van Leeuwen op huurbasis naar Almere City FC". FC Twente (in Dutch). 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Veelzijdige Thijs van Leeuwen kiest TOP Oss als thuishonk" [Versatile Thijs van Leeuwen chooses TOP Oss as home base] (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ^ Esseveldt, Luuk van; Martens, Jan (3 February 2023). "TOP Oss legt FC Den Bosch met drie goals op de pijnbank in derby". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ Busken, Roy van den (17 February 2023). "TOP Oss zet FC Eindhoven met 2-0 aan de kant". DTV Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ Thijs van Leeuwen at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

External links

  • Thijs van Leeuwen at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  • Thijs van Leeuwen at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Thijs van Leeuwen at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
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