Jason Oost (born 10 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Oost started his career with

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

's youth teams. He signed his first professional contract with

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

in 2002 after rejecting a move on loan to

Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known as Excelsior, is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. The club was found ...

. At Waalwijk he played 84 matches in three seasons and scored 12 goals. In 2005, he moved to Sparta Rotterdam, where he became the club's top goalscorer in the 2005–06 season with 8 goals. He rejected a new contract at Sparta citing the lack of first team football as he was constantly used as a substitute. On 2 August 2007, Oost signed a contract for two years with

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin ...

. He joined De Graafschap in 2008, but when it was clear that the club relegated to the Jupiler League, Oost dissolved his contract with De Graafschap. As a

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, Oost was on trial with N.E.C. but failed to impress, and left without getting a contract. Oost then signed a contract with Belgian second division side, KVSK United. In July 2016, it was announced that Oost would retire from professional footballer, ending a 14-year career at the age of 33. He scored 51 goals in 339 Dutch league matches. He played another season at semi-professional level with

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afterwards.

International career

Oost was born in the Netherlands, and is of Indonesian descent. He was called up to represent the

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in 2009, but declined the offer because he did not want to give up his Dutch passport.

Coaching career

In May 2017, Oost ended his footballing career and began focusing on coaching. In the 2017–18 season he worked as an assistant coach at Jong Almere City FC and was responsible for Almere City U17.

Private life

He is the son of Jeffrey Oost, the manager of the Feyenoord C1 youth team.

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at Voetbal International {{DEFAULTSORT:Oost, Jason 1982 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Association football forwards Dutch footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Dutch expatriate footballers Feyenoord players RKC Waalwijk players Sparta Rotterdam players VVV-Venlo players Lommel S.K. players Excelsior Rotterdam players Almere City FC players Quick Boys players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Belgian First Division B players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium