Sven Zitman (born 24 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.

Career

Zitman was born in Schiedam, South Holland, and started playing football as a four-year-old at local club Excelsior '20.[1] He progressed through the youth teams before joining Feyenoord's youth academy at age 10.[2] On 19 November 2020, he signed his first contract with Feyenoord, keeping him at the club until 2021.[3]

In March 2022, he left Feyenoord on a free transfer before making a single senior appearance.[4] Zitman joined up with PEC Zwolle and in October 2022 signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club.[5] He made his senior league debut on 7 October 2022 in a 3–0 defeat against FC Dordrecht.[6] Zitman himself said he was surprised by his fast introduction to the first team and had been expecting to play youth team football for a longer time period after joining.[7]

On 16 August 2023, Zitman signed a two-year contract with an optional third year with TOP Oss.[8]

References

  1. ^ Iliohan, Thijs (February 2023). "'Hier een basisplaats veroveren'" (PDF). Onder de Peperbus (in Dutch). 10 (2): 12. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ "TOP Oss-talent geeft hoop op: 'Als dat me lukt, krijg ik een miljoen'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sven Zitman tekent contract tot einde seizoen". Feyenoord (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord formally cancels contract El Bouchataoui and two youth players". Rijnmond.nl.
  5. ^ "Jeugdspeler Sven Zitman tekent contract bij PEC Zwolle". Destentor.nl.
  6. ^ "PEC Zwolle crashes hard in Dordrecht and misses out on the period title". Destentor.nl.
  7. ^ "Sven Zitman makes quick steps in Zwolle: 'Glad that I can play for so many audiences'". Destentor.nl.
  8. ^ "Sven Zitman maakt de overstap naar TOP Oss" [Sven Zitman makes the switch to TOP Oss] (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Zitman
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