Thijs Oosting (born 2 May 2000) is a Dutch football player who plays for side PEC Zwolle on loan from Groningen.
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 1âÂÂ3 loss. He made his Eredivisie debut for the senior squad of AZ on 14 August 2021 against Waalwijk. He scored his first goal on 9 December 2021, the only goal of the game in a 1âÂÂ0 UEFA Europa Conference League victory over the Danish side Randers.
On 31 January 2022, Oosting signed a contract with Willem II until the summer of 2026.
On 2 July 2024, Groningen announced the signing of Oosting on a 3-year deal, with the option of an additional season. On 17 July 2025, Oosting moved on loan to PEC Zwolle, with an option to buy.
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.
His father Joseph Oosting was also a professional football player and is now a coach. On August 10, 2025, Thijs scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory of his new team PEC Zwolle over his fatherâÂÂs side FC Twente. This was the third goal Thijs scored against a team coached by his father.
Willem II