Tijs Velthuis

Dutch footballer (born 2002)

Tijs Velthuis
Personal information

Date of birth	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Oldenzaal, the Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2012	Quick '20
2012–2019	Twente
2019–2020	AZ Alkmaar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Jong AZ	61	(1)
2022–2023	→ NAC Breda (loan)	28	(1)
2023–	Sparta Rotterdam	22	(0)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Netherlands U17	4	(0)
2019	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ 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 Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Career

Velthuis joined NAC Breda on a season-long loan deal on 13 July 2022, with an option to buy.^[1]

On 3 July 2023, Velthuis signed a contract with Sparta Rotterdam for the term of three years, with an additional option year.^[2]

As of match played 6 April 2024.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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	22	0	2	0	–		–		24	0
Career total			111	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	116	2

^ "Tijs Velthuis aankomend seizoen NAC-speler". NAC (in Dutch). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ "SPARTA STRIKT IN VELTHUIS NIEUWE VERDEDIGER" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 3 July 2023.
^ Tijs Velthuis at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2020.