Jizz Hornkamp (born 7 March 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Willem II.

Career

Heerenveen

Born in

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, North Holland, Hornkamp played in the youth sides of SV De Rijp,

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, AZ and

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

. In the 2017–18 season, Hornkamp became part of the first-team squad of Heerenveen, making his debut for the club in the playoffs for the

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on 9 May 2018, a home match against FC Utrecht, which was won 4–3. He came on as a substitute for

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in the 88th minute. He scored his first goal as an injury time substitute on 22 September 2018, the equaliser, against

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. After the winter break of the 2018–19 season, the Heerenveen coaching staff decided to utilise him as a

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, due numerous injuries in defence.

Den Bosch

In July 2019, it was announced that Hornkamp had joined second-tier

club FC Den Bosch on a three-year contract. There, he stated that he wanted to prove himself as a striker after having mostly been used as a reserve right back in the season before at Heerenveen. He made his debut for the club as a starter on 12 August 2020 in a 2–2 away draw against Jong PSV. In the 2020–21 season, Hornkamp grew into a proven goalscorer. His first goal for the club came on 31 August 2020 in a 4–2 away loss against De Graafschap – a header after an assist provided by Don Bolsius in the 80th minute. After having scored four goals during the first half of the season, his goalscoring took off in the spring. On 30 January 2021, Hornkamp scored four goals in a span of 30 minutes to secure a 4–4 away draw against

. He also scored braces against Go Ahead Eagles,

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and

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, to finish the season with 20 goals in 35 appearances.

Willem II

On 24 January 2022, Hornkamp signed with Willem II until the summer of 2024. He made his competitive debut for the club on 6 February, also scoring his first goal as

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were beaten 3–1.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hornkamp, Jizz 1998 births People from Graft-De Rijp Sportspeople from Alkmaar Living people Dutch footballers Association football forwards SC Heerenveen players FC Den Bosch players Willem II (football club) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from North Holland 21st-century Dutch people