Sven Zitman

Sven Zitman
Personal information
Full name Sven Rowan Zitman[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TOP Oss
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2011 Excelsior '20
2011–2022 Feyenoord
2022 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 11 (1)
2023– TOP Oss 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2025

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

Early life

Zitman was born in Schiedam, South Holland, and started playing football as a four-year-old at local club Excelsior '20.[2]

Club career

Feyenoord

He joined Feyenoord's youth academy from Excelsior '20 at the age of 10 years-old.[3] On 19 November 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.[4] In March 2022, he left Feyenoord on a free transfer before making his debut senior appearance.[5]

PEC Zwolle

Zitman joined up with PEC Zwolle, and in October 2022 signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club.[6] He made his senior league debut on 7 October 2022 in a 3–0 defeat against FC Dordrecht.[7] Zitman himself said he was surprised by his fast introduction to the first team as he had been expecting to play youth team football for a longer time period after joining the club.[8] He scored his first professional goal for PEC Zwolle in a 3-2 away win in the Eerste Divisie against Helmond Sport on 19 May 2023, with his goal coming in injury time as his club came from 2-1 down to win, with his goal proving to be the winner.[9] He made eleven appearances for the club in the 2022-23 season as the club secured promotion to the Eredivisie, with the injury time winner over Helmond proving to be fii final appearance for the club.[10]

Top OSS

On 16 August 2023, Zitman signed with TOP Oss on a two-year contract, with the option of an extra year.[11] He made his debut for Top OSS in the Eerste Divisie as a starter in a 4-1 home win against Jong PSV on 18 August 2023.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2014–15" (PDF). Aspire Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ^ Iliohan, Thijs (February 2023). "'Hier een basisplaats veroveren'" (PDF). Onder de Peperbus (in Dutch). 10 (2): 12. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Sven Zitman tekent contract tot einde seizoen". Feyenoord (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Feyenoord formally cancels contract El Bouchataoui and two youth players". Rijnmond.nl. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ^ Heppenhuis, Merle (31 October 2022). "Jeugdspeler Sven Zitman tekent contract bij PEC Zwolle". Destentor.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ^ "PEC Zwolle crashes hard in Dordrecht and misses out on the period title". Destentor.nl. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Sven Zitman makes quick steps in Zwolle: 'Glad that I can play for so many audiences'". Destentor.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ^ "HELMOND SPORT VS. PEC ZWOLLE 2 - 3". Soccerway. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Sven Zitman stapt per direct over naar TOP Oss". deswollenaer.nl (in Dutch). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "TOP OSS VS. PSV II 4 - 1". Soccerway. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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