Jens Toornstra

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Jens Toornstra
Jens Toornstra (2012).jpg
Toornstra in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jens Toornstra
Date of birth (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Ter Aar, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 28
Youth career
1995–1999 TAVV
1999–2009 Alphense Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 ADO Den Haag 104 (11)
2013–2014 FC Utrecht 48 (18)
2014– Feyenoord 210 (55)
National team‡
2010–2013 Netherlands U21[1] 5 (1)
2013– Netherlands 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2017

Jens Toornstra (born 4 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie side Feyenoord. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder.[2]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Toornstra was born in Ter Aar.[3] In his youth, he played eight years for amateur football club Alphense Boys in the Tweede Klasse C. In his last year he scored 20 goals for the team.[2] He impressed so much Kees Jansma recommended Toornstra to ADO Den Haag.[2] Initially, the scouts of ADO Den Haag did not believe Toornstra would be as good but ADO Den Haag bought Toornstra for the reserve squad.

ADO Den Haag[]

In the summer of 2009 Toornstra came to ADO Den Haag with a contract until July 2012. He made his debut in the 3–0 victory against Willem II.[4] Soon, he became first team player for ADO and quickly gained interests from AZ, FC Twente and Roda JC.[5] Toornstra signed a new improved contract on 4 July that same year until the summer of 2013.[6]

In the 2010–11 season Toornstra received the jersey number 7, last worn by Karim Soltani who moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.. He scored his first goal for ADO Den Haag in January against Excelsior[7] after missing not a single game. On 26 May 2011,[8] He scored a hat-trick against Groningen in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. His goals helped Den Haag to a 5–1 lead on aggregate.[9]

Utrecht[]

At the end of the winter transfer window, Toornstra signed with FC Utrecht.[10] He grew out to be one of the important players.

Feyenoord[]

On 25 August 2014, Toornstra made a transfer to Feyenoord for a fee of €3.5 million. He signed a four-year deal.[11]

On 22 April 2018, he scored as Feyenoord won the 2017–18 KNVB Cup final 3–0 against AZ Alkmaar.[12]

International[]

On 13 May 2010, Toornstra got his first election for the Netherlands under-21 national team for the games against Portugal on 18 and 21 May.[13] He instantly played his first match on 18 May.[14] He scored his first goal for the U-21 team on 11 August 2010 against Liechtenstein.[1]

In May 2013 Toornstra was part of the Netherlands national team's tour of Asia, with friendly matches against China and Indonesia. He made his debut against Indonesia.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 16 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Supercup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ADO Den Haag 2009–10 Eredivisie 18 0 – 0 0 – 18 0
2010–11 34 3 4 3 2 0 – 40 6
2011–12 32 3 – 2 1 – 4 1 38 5
2012–13 20 5 – 2 1 – 22 6
Total 104 11 4 3 6 2 0 0 4 1 118 17
Utrecht 2012–13 Eredivisie 12 5 4 2 0 0 – 16 7
2013–14 34 12 – 4 3 – 2 0 40 15
2014–15 2 1 – 0 0 – 2 1
Total 48 18 4 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 58 23
Feyenoord 2014–15 Eredivisie 29 7 2 0 1 0 – 8 3 40 10
2015–16 21 2 – 3 0 – 0 0 24 2
2016–17 34 14 – 3 1 1 0 6 0 44 15
2017–18 32 8 – 6 1 1 1 5 0 44 10
2018–19 32 8 – 3 0 1 0 2 0 38 8
2019–20 21 5 – 4 0 – 6 2 31 7
2020–21 31 8 2 0 2 0 – 6 0 41 8
2021–22 17 3 - 1 0 – 11 0 29 3
Total 217 53 4 0 23 2 3 1 44 5 291 60
Career total 369 84 12 5 33 7 3 1 50 6 466 103

International[]

As of match played 31 May 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2013 2 0
2017 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours[]

Feyenoord

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tijd. "Jong Oranje pakt groepswinst na zege" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl.
  2. ^ a b c "Jens Toornstra zet Nederlandse scouts in hun hemd". Vi.nl. 23 February 2010.
  3. ^ Jansen, Freek; Wekking, Peter; Zwart, Pieter, eds. (2021). VI Seizoengids 21/22 (in Dutch). Vleuten: Voetbal International. p. 51.
  4. ^ ADO Den Haag vs. Willem II – 13 Februari 2010 (Dutch)
  5. ^ Tijd (20 April 2010). "AZ, Twente en Roda azen op Toornstra" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl.
  6. ^ Tijd. "ADO en Toornstra komen tot akkoord" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl.
  7. ^ Tijd. "Toornstra:"Het was een soort bevrijding"" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl.
  8. ^ "European review | Sky Sports | Home | News". Sky Sports. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Eredivisie: Den Haag on the brink of European qualification – ESPNFC". Soccernet.espn.go.com. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Eredivisie: ADO bevestigt: Toornstra naar FC Utrecht". Voetbalprimeur. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014.
  11. ^ "FEYENOORD VERSTERKT ZICH MET JENS TOORNSTRA". Feyenoord. 25 August 2014.
  12. ^ "AZ vs. Feyenoord - 22 April 2018 - Soccerway".
  13. ^ Tijd. "Toornstra maakt debuut in Jong Oranje" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl.
  14. ^ "Jong Oranje slikt in Portugal eerste seizoensnederlaag". Vi.nl.
  15. ^ "Jones the shootout hero as Feyenoord win Super Cup". theworldgame.sbs. 5 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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