Sergio Zijler (born 8 July 1987) is a Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a winger. He is currently without a club.

Career

Born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

, Sergio Zijler played in the youth team of

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

until 2006.

FC Twente

Zijler is a striker who made his debut in professional football squad of FC Twente in the 2006–07 season playing twelve matches and scoring two goals. Both goals were scored in his debut match (7–1 win) against FC Groningen.

Willem II

In January he made the switch to Willem II from

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...

for an undisclosed fee.

HNK Rijeka

During the winter break of the 2010–11 season, Sergio Zijler decided to accept a move out of Netherlands and join Croatian side

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top division, HT Prva lig ...

. He played with Rijeka until the end of the

2010–11 Prva HNL 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1 ...

season.

Orduspor

On July 28, 2011, Zijler signed with Turkish club

Orduspor Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top lev ...

Free Transfer.

National team

Sergio Zijler was part of the Netherlands U-17 team in 2003.Sergio Zijler
at

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...

.com In 2009, he played for the combination team of the

Suriname national football team The Suriname national football team ( nl, Surinaams voetbalelftal; Sranan Tongo: ) represents Suriname in international football. The team is controlled by the Surinamese Football Association, which is a member of CONCACAF. History Although th ...

and the 'Suriprofs' (Surinamese professional players in the Netherlands) at the

Parbo Bier Cup The Parbo Bier Cup is a bi-annual International football(soccer) tournament, which is organized by the Stichting Internationaal Voetbal Suriname (SIVS) of which former Surinamese-Dutch International Stanley Menzo is the chairman. The beer brewery ...

tournament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zijler, Sergio 1987 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Twente players Willem II (football club) players Achilles '29 players FC Universitatea Cluj players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players HNK Rijeka players NK Zelina players Croatian Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Orduspor footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey FC Lienden players