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Thomas Ouwejan

b. 1996

Dutch association football player

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Born 1996. Thomas Ouwejan is a Dutch association football player and athlete.

Thomas Ouwejan (; born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.

Career AZ Ouwejan joined the AZ youth academy from childhood club De Foresters in 2007. On 10 December 2015, he made his first appearance for the club, starting in a UEFA Europa League match against Athletic Bilbao. He was replaced in the 75th minute for Pantelis Hatzidiakos, another debuting player. Three days later, Ouwejan also made his Eredivisie debut in a game against PEC Zwolle. That season, he also came to 16 appearances and two goals for the reserve team, Jong AZ. In addition, he appeared once in the KNVB Cup and three times in the Eredivisie; with AZ finishing fourth and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.

The following season, he played once for the reserve team and 16 times for the first team in all competitions.

In the 2017–18 season, Ouwejan became a regular starter and appeared in six matches in the KNVB Cup and 31 matches in the Eredivisie. In the Eredivisie, AZ took third place. He continued as a starter during the 2018–19 season, scoring two goals in 31 league appearances and one goal – his first in European tournaments – in the third qualifying round of the Europa League against Ukrainian side Mariupol. He finished the season with 10 appearances in the Eredivisie and six in the Europa League. He made his Serie A debut on 27 September 2020, in a 1–0 loss to Verona.

Schalke 04 On 1 June 2021, Ouwejan agreed to join Schalke 04 on loan for the 2021–22 season with an option to make the move permanent. On 12 May 2022, Schalke exercised this option.

NEC On 14 August 2024, Ouwejan signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club NEC.

Machida Zelvia

Ouwejan signed for Japanese side Machida Zelvia on 1 September 2026, moving outside of Europe for the first time in his career.

International career Ouwejan gained five caps for the Netherlands under-17 team and took part with the under-19 team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was used in all three of the Netherlands' games in the tournament, which was eliminated after the group stage. He then gained eight caps for at under-20 level, and made his debut for the Netherlands U21 team in a friendly against Portugal on 15 November 2016 in Doetinchem.

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Honours Schalke 04 2. Bundesliga: 2021–22

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Who is Thomas Ouwejan?

Dutch association football player

When was Thomas Ouwejan born?

Thomas Ouwejan was born on 30 September 1996 in Alkmaar.

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Thomas Ouwejan is an association football player and athlete.

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Thomas Ouwejan is Dutch.

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Β· Wikipedia: Thomas Ouwejan

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