Thijs Dallinga
Dutch footballer (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thijs Dallinga (born 3 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Netherlands national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Siddeburen | |||
VV Hoogezand | |||
2012–2017 | Emmen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Emmen | 8 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Jong Groningen | 17 | (5) |
2019–2021 | Groningen | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Excelsior | 37 | (32) |
2022– | Toulouse | 69 | (26) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
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Dallinga emerged as a talent of Emmen and signed with Groningen in 2018. His breakthrough came after moving to Excelsior as a free agent in 2021, scoring an unprecedented 36 goals in 43 appearances in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie season and subsequent playoffs, to help the club win promotion to the Eredivisie. He transferred to Toulouse the following season.
Dallinga gained caps for both the Netherlands under-19 and under-21 teams before making his senior debut in 2023.