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Stef Nijland

Stef Nijland

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at DVS '33 Ermelo
Age37
CitizenshipNetherlands
Height1.87 m
Footboth
BornAugust 10, 1988
at DVS '33 Ermelo 2,122 days · joined 2020-08-01
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.26
goals / match
DVS '33 Ermelo
top club · 126 apps

Career highs

€1.25m
peak value · 2008
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
17
best season · 22/23
11 / 3
int'l caps / goals
415Appearances
109Goals
43Assists
37Yellow cards
2Red cards
78Full matches (90′)
Full nameStef Nijland
Name in home countryStefan Nijland
Date of birth1988-08-10 (37 yrs)
Place of birthHoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footboth
Height187.00 m
Current clubDVS '33 Ermelo
Joined2020-08-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
Jul 2025
25/26 — DVS '33 Ermelo
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — DVS '33 Ermelo
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — DVS '33 Ermelo
31 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — DVS '33 Ermelo
32 matches · 17 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — DVS '33 Ermelo
30 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2020
Transfer: De Graafschap → DVS '33
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — DVS '33 Ermelo
6 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — De Graafschap Doetinchem
21 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — De Graafschap Doetinchem U21, De Graafschap Doetinchem
20 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: PEC Zwolle → De Graafschap
18/19 · Transfer
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
20 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
30 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
40 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — PEC Zwolle U21, PEC Zwolle
32 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: PSV U21 → PEC Zwolle
13/14 · Transfer
Jun 2013
Transfer: Brisbane Roar → PSV U21
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: PSV U21 → Brisbane Roar
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Brisbane Roar, PSV Eindhoven U21
16 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: PSV Eindhoven → PSV U21
12/13 · Transfer
Jun 2012
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → PSV Eindhoven
11/12 · Return from loan
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
Dec 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21, NEC Nijmegen
19 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: PSV Eindhoven → NEC Nijmegen
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — PSV Eindhoven
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Willem II → PSV Eindhoven
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: PSV Eindhoven → Willem II
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Willem II Tilburg, PSV Eindhoven
21 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: FC Groningen → PSV Eindhoven
08/09 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — PSV Eindhoven
19 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Groningen
29 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Groningen U19 → FC Groningen
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Groningen U17 → Groningen U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2003
Transfer: Groningen Yth. → Groningen U17
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: GRC Yth. → Groningen Yth.
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,999 min
Minutes played by club
DVS '33 Ermelo 23.3%
De Graafschap Doetinchem 11.3%
De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 1.9%
PEC Zwolle 24.1%
PEC Zwolle U21 4.7%
Brisbane Roar 0.0%
PSV Eindhoven U21 1.8%
NEC Nijmegen 9.5%
NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 2.6%
PSV Eindhoven 5.8%
Willem II Tilburg 10.2%
FC Groningen 4.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
DVS '33 Ermelo 6 20/21 25/26 126 40 14 1,632
De Graafschap Doetinchem 2 18/19 19/20 37 5 2 792
De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 1 18/19 18/19 4 6 0 135
PEC Zwolle 5 13/14 17/18 121 23 8 1,688
PEC Zwolle U21 5 13/14 17/18 16 16 5 329
Brisbane Roar 1 12/13 12/13 11 0 0 0
PSV Eindhoven U21 1 12/13 12/13 5 3 0 127
NEC Nijmegen 1 11/12 11/12 17 2 0 664
NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 1 11/12 11/12 2 1 0 180
PSV Eindhoven 3 08/09 10/11 27 2 3 404
Willem II Tilburg 1 09/10 09/10 20 5 3 715
FC Groningen 1 07/08 07/08 29 6 8 333

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€313K11€625K16€938K21€1.3M07/08 — 6 goals (FC Groningen)07/08 — 8 assists1407/0808/09 — 1 goals (PSV Eindhoven)08/09 — 3 assists408/0909/10 — 5 goals (Willem II Tilburg)09/10 — 3 assists809/1010/11 — 1 goals (PSV Eindhoven)110/1111/12 — 3 goals (NEC Nijmegen)311/1212/13 — 3 goals (PSV Eindhoven U21)312/1313/14 — 8 goals (PEC Zwolle)13/14 — 1 assists913/1414/15 — 13 goals (PEC Zwolle)14/15 — 6 assists1914/1515/16 — 10 goals (PEC Zwolle)15/16 — 3 assists1315/1616/17 — 2 goals (PEC Zwolle U21)216/1717/18 — 6 goals (PEC Zwolle)17/18 — 3 assists917/1818/19 — 8 goals (De Graafschap Doetinchem)818/1919/20 — 3 goals (De Graafschap Doetinchem)19/20 — 2 assists519/2020/21 — 1 goals (DVS '33 Ermelo)20/21 — 2 assists320/2121/22 — 8 goals (DVS '33 Ermelo)21/22 — 1 assists921/2222/23 — 17 goals (DVS '33 Ermelo)22/23 — 4 assists2122/2323/24 — 11 goals (DVS '33 Ermelo)23/24 — 6 assists1723/2424/25 — 3 goals (DVS '33 Ermelo)324/2525/26 — 1 assists125/2607/08 — €350K08/09 — €1.3M12/13 — €1M14/15 — €700K15/16 — €1.3M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €750K18/19 — €600K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 6607/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 8813/1414/15: 131314/1515/16: 101015/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 8821/2222/23: 171722/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

07/08: 8807/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 6623/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Derde Divisie A DVS '33 Ermelo 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Derde Divisie A DVS '33 Ermelo 24 3 0 1 1 340
24/25 KNVB Beker DVS '33 Ermelo 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Derde Divisie A DVS '33 Ermelo 30 11 6 4 0 228
23/24 KNVB Beker DVS '33 Ermelo 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Derde Div. Sat DVS '33 Ermelo 30 16 4 1 0 145
22/23 KNVB Beker DVS '33 Ermelo 2 1 0 0 0 115
21/22 Derde Div. Sat DVS '33 Ermelo 24 7 1 2 0 232
21/22 KNVB Beker DVS '33 Ermelo 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Play-Offs Promotion Tweede Divisie DVS '33 Ermelo 4 1 0 1 0 331
20/21 Derde Div. Sat DVS '33 Ermelo 4 1 1 0 0 241
20/21 KNVB Beker DVS '33 Ermelo 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Keuken Kampioen Divisie De Graafschap Doetinchem 21 3 2 2 0 422
19/20 KNVB Beker De Graafschap Doetinchem 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Beloften Eerste Divisie De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 2 2 0 0 0 90
18/19 Beloften Preliminary Round De Graafschap Doetinchem U21 2 4 0 0 0 45
18/19 Eredivisie De Graafschap Doetinchem 14 2 0 3 0 370
18/19 Keuken Kampioen Play-Offs De Graafschap Doetinchem 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 KNVB Beker De Graafschap Doetinchem 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Beloften Eerste Divisie PEC Zwolle U21 1 2 1 0 0 29
17/18 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 16 1 1 4 0 635
17/18 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 2 1 1 0 0 83
17/18 U21 Cup Netherlands PEC Zwolle U21 1 2 0 0 0 45
16/17 Beloften Eerste Divisie PEC Zwolle U21 2 2 0 0 0 90
16/17 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 13 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Beloften Eredivisie PEC Zwolle U21 3 4 1 0 0 60
15/16 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 26 6 2 2 0 208
15/16 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Beloften Eredivisie PEC Zwolle U21 2 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 30 11 3 1 1 137
14/15 Europa League Qualifying PEC Zwolle 2 1 0 0 0 61
14/15 Johan Cruijff Schaal PEC Zwolle 1 1 0 0 0 68
14/15 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Beloften Eredivisie PEC Zwolle U21 7 6 0 0 0 105
13/14 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 24 2 1 3 0 496
13/14 KNVB Beker PEC Zwolle 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 A-League Brisbane Roar 8 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 A-League Fin. Brisbane Roar 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 AFC CL-Qualification Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Beloften nacompetitie PSV Eindhoven U21 5 3 0 1 0 127
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie NEC NijmegenFC Oss U21 2 1 0 0 0 180
11/12 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 15 1 0 1 0 600
11/12 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 2 1 0 0 0 64
10/11 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 KNVB Beker PSV Eindhoven 2 1 0 0 0 93
09/10 Eredivisie Willem II Tilburg 16 4 3 3 0 351
09/10 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Qualifying PSV Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Jupiler PO Willem II Tilburg 4 1 0 1 0 364
09/10 KNVB Beker PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Champions League PSV Eindhoven 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven 14 1 2 0 0 311
08/09 KNVB Beker PSV Eindhoven 2 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 Eredivisie FC Groningen 23 4 5 3 0 288
07/08 KNVB Beker FC Groningen 1 2 0 0 0 45
07/08 Play-Offs Conference League FC Groningen 4 0 2 1 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup FC Groningen 1 0 1 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
00/01 2000-07-01 GRC Yth. Groningen Yth. Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Groningen Yth. Groningen U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Groningen U17 Groningen U19 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 Groningen U19 FC Groningen Transfer 0
08/09 2008-08-01 FC Groningen PSV Eindhoven Transfer 1250000 €4.00m
09/10 2010-01-01 PSV Eindhoven Willem II Loan 1250000
09/10 2010-06-30 Willem II PSV Eindhoven Return from loan 1250000
11/12 2011-07-01 PSV Eindhoven NEC Nijmegen Loan 1250000
11/12 2012-06-30 NEC Nijmegen PSV Eindhoven Return from loan 1000000
12/13 2012-07-01 PSV Eindhoven PSV U21 Transfer 1000000
12/13 2013-01-29 PSV U21 Brisbane Roar Loan 800000
12/13 2013-06-30 Brisbane Roar PSV U21 Return from loan 800000
13/14 2013-07-01 PSV U21 PEC Zwolle Transfer 800000
18/19 2018-07-01 PEC Zwolle De Graafschap Transfer 600000
20/21 2020-08-01 De Graafschap DVS '33 Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Heel injury 2011-12-01 2012-01-09 40 4
11/12 Heel injury 2012-04-10 2012-10-08 182 0
14/15 Ill 2015-01-26 2015-01-31 6 1
14/15 Ankle injury 2015-05-18 2015-07-01 45 2
15/16 Ankle injury 2016-03-10 2016-03-17 8 1
15/16 Ankle injury 2016-04-08 2016-04-29 22 3
16/17 Thigh problems 2016-08-26 2017-01-01 129 17
16/17 Groin injury 2017-02-02 2017-02-25 24 3
16/17 Knock 2017-03-09 2017-03-31 23 2
17/18 Groin injury 2017-10-20 2017-11-02 14 3
17/18 Groin strain 2018-02-19 2018-06-30 132 10
Current€400k
Peak€1.25m
Low
Δ since start+€50k
€313k€625k€938k€1.25m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #20713 1 0 former national player
Team #16342 6 3 former national player
Team #11944 #17 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Bart van Hintum 1 0 0
Tarik Evre 2 2 0
Ryan Thomas 1 4 0
Adriaan Kruisheer 1 0 0
Mustafa Saymak 2 3 0
Kingsley Ehizibue 1 2 0
Thomas Lam 2 2 0
Jesper Drost 2 2 0
Gaston Salasiwa 2 0 0
Lars Huber 2 1 0
Hilal Ben Moussa 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
22/23 Derde Div. Sat DVS '33 Ermelo 16 30
23/24 Derde Divisie A DVS '33 Ermelo 11 30
14/15 Eredivisie PEC Zwolle 11 30

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 Derde Divisie A DVS '33 Ermelo 6 30
07/08 Eredivisie FC Groningen 5 23
22/23 Derde Div. Sat DVS '33 Ermelo 4 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2013-06-30 Brisbane Roar PSV U21 Return from loan €800k
12/13 2013-01-29 PSV U21 Brisbane Roar Loan €800k
11/12 2012-06-30 NEC Nijmegen PSV Eindhoven Return from loan €1.00m
11/12 2011-07-01 PSV Eindhoven NEC Nijmegen Loan €1.25m
09/10 2010-06-30 Willem II PSV Eindhoven Return from loan €1.25m
09/10 2010-01-01 PSV Eindhoven Willem II Loan €1.25m

Teams faced most often by Stef Nijland's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AFC Ajax 39 5 6 28 34 86 -52 13%
Fortuna Sittard 38 20 7 11 72 37 +35 53%
FC Utrecht 38 8 15 15 56 66 -10 21%
Heracles Almelo 35 17 6 12 61 43 +18 49%
Willem II 34 16 9 9 55 36 +19 47%
RKC Waalwijk 32 17 8 7 65 32 +33 53%
Feyenoord 32 4 10 18 32 62 -30 13%
Sparta Rotterdam 32 12 9 11 42 44 -2 38%
Vitesse 32 13 4 15 44 52 -8 41%
AZ Alkmaar 30 6 8 16 27 47 -20 20%
sc Heerenveen 29 9 12 8 41 37 +4 31%
FC Emmen 26 13 9 4 45 16 +29 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
15/16 Goal #50 (career)
23/24 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 25 340 1 0 1 0.53
23/24 31 228 4 0 0 1.58
22/23 32 260 1 0 0 0.35
21/22 30 563 3 0 0 0.48
19/20 21 422 2 0 0 0.43
18/19 20 505 3 0 0 0.53
17/18 20 792 4 0 0 0.45
15/16 30 268 2 0 0 0.67
14/15 40 266 1 0 1 0.68
13/14 32 601 3 0 0 0.45
12/13 16 127 4 0 0 2.83
11/12 19 844 1 0 0 0.11
09/10 21 715 4 0 0 0.5
07/08 29 333 4 0 0 1.08

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Derde Divisie A
114 apps
38 G
13 A
Eredivisie
195 apps
32 G
17 A
Beloften Eredivisie
14 apps
11 G
4 A
KNVB Beker
27 apps
6 G
3 A
Beloften Eerste Divisie
5 apps
6 G
1 A
Beloften Preliminary Round
2 apps
4 G
0 A
Keuken Kampioen Divisie
21 apps
3 G
2 A
Beloften nacompetitie
5 apps
3 G
0 A
U21 Cup Netherlands
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Play-Offs Promotion Tweede Divisie
4 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Stef Nijland

Who is Stef Nijland?

Stef Nijland is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for DVS '33 Ermelo.

How old is Stef Nijland?

Stef Nijland is 37 years old. He was born on August 10, 1988 in Hoogezand-Sappemeer.

What position does Stef Nijland play?

Stef Nijland plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Stef Nijland play for?

Stef Nijland currently plays for DVS '33 Ermelo.

How many career goals has Stef Nijland scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stef Nijland has scored 109 goals in 415 appearances.