Thijmen Blokzijl

Thijmen Blokzijl
	Blokzijl in 2023 with Groningen
Personal information
Date of birth	25 February 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Groningen
Number	3
Youth career
2010–2015	Velocitas 1897
2015–2016	Be Quick 1887
2016–2021	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Groningen
International career‡
2020	Netherlands U15
2021–2022	Netherlands U17
2022–2023	Netherlands U18
2023–	Netherlands U19
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:22, 11 August 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Thijmen Blokzijl (born 25 February 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Groningen.

Club career

Blokzijl joined the youth teams of Groningen at the age of 11 and was first called up to the senior squad in May 2021.^[2]

Blokzijl made his Eredivisie debut for Groningen on 8 January 2023 in a game against Excelsior.^[3]

He represented Netherlands at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where they were the runners-up.^[4]

As of match played 10 May 2024^[5]^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Groningen	2022–23	Eredivisie	15	0	1	0	—		16	0
	2023–24	Eerste Divisie	25	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			40	0	2	0	0	0	42	0

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