Timo Zaal (born 9 February 2004) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for TPS in the Veikkausliiga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeuwarden, The Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2022 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| 2023–2025 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | 3 | (0) |
| 2026- | TPS | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04 October 2022 | |||
Personal life
editZaal is from Leeuwarden, his uncles Pieter and Arnold Herder played football for SC Cambuur.[1]
Career
editZaal made his professional debut appearing as a substitute in a 3-1 Eredivisie victory as SC Heerenveen played FC Groningen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on 10 April 2022.[2] Zaal commented afterwards that it was good for him to get the debut out of the way because the expectations had long been for him that it would be a question of “when, not if”, he would eventually play for the first team.[3]
On 14 July 2023, Zaal was signed by Feyenoord and was assigned to the youth U21 team of the club.[4] He left Feyenoord upon the conclusion of his contract in 2025.[5]
International career
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Heerenveen player Timo Zaal dreams of the derby: "As a Leeuwarder that would be really nice"". Omropfryslan.nl.
- ↑ "HEERENVEEN VS. GRONINGEN 3-1". UK.Soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Timo Zaal does need the pressure at sc Heerenveen". frieschdagblad.nl. 28 April 2022.
- ↑ "Feyenoord contracteert jeugdinternational Timo Zaal" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 14 July 2023.
- ↑ "Feyenoord zegt twee spelerscontracten formeel op en licht vijftal opties niet". fr-fans.nl. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Hollannin pääsarjasta ja nuorisomaajoukkueesta kokemusta kartuttanut Timo Zaal TPS:n keskikentälle". FC TPS (in Finnish). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "FINAL SELECTION UNDER 19 FOR THE FIRST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND". Onsiranje.nl.
External links
edit- Timo Zaal at Soccerway
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