Tijjani Noslin
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
Number 77
Youth career
2003−2011 ASV Arsenal
2011−2012 Buitenveldert
2012−2013 Swift
2013−2014 Den Bosch
2014−2015 OJC Rosmalen
2015−2016 RODA '23
2016−2017 Twente
2017−2019 USV Hercules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 USV Hercules 26 (10)
2020–2021 DHSC 5 (4)
2021– Fortuna Sittard 68 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Tijjani Noslin (born 7 July 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.

Club career

Early years

Born in Amsterdam,[2] Noslin played for several clubs in his hometown, including ASV Arsenal, Buitenveldert and Swift, before moving to 's-Hertogenbosch at age 14 to join FC Den Bosch's academy.[3] He was, however, released and he returned to Amsterdam a year later, continuing to play for youth teams of lower league clubs including OJC Rosmalen and RODA '23.[4][5] He later joined FC Twente's academy, but was released as an 18-year-old, with the club citing his lack of height.[4]

After a failed trial at an academy in Manchester, he signed for amateur Dutch side USV Hercules.[4] He made 26 league appearances and scored 10 goals for Hercules between 2017 and 2020,[2] prior to joining DHSC in summer 2020.[6] After five league appearances for DHSC across the 2020–21 season, in which he was tutored by assistant coach Wesley Sneijder and former professional players Mounir El Hamdaoui and Ismaïl Aissati, Noslin signed an amateur contract with TOP Oss in the summer of 2021.[7][3][8]

Fortuna Sittard

As Noslin was not under a professional contract at TOP Oss, he joined Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard later that summer on a free transfer, and signed a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club on 18 September 2021 as a substitute for George Cox in a 1–0 defeat to SC Heerenveen.[9][10] He scored his first professional goal the following month with the opening goal of a 1–1 draw with Willem II after coming on as a half-time substitute.[11][12] On 20 November, he was granted his first start in professional football by head coach Sjors Ultee in a 3–1 away defeat to Heracles Almelo.[13] He finished his first season at Fortuna with one goal in 26 total appearances.[9]

During his second season at the club, Noslin grew into a regular starter. After scoring a spectular goal against Volendam on 17 March 2023, he was lauded by pundit and former Netherlands international Rafael van der Vaart in Studio Voetbal, who called him "a nice player who is always dangerous. Very direct. He possesses all".[5][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USV Hercules 2018–19 Derde Divisie 10400—104
2019–20 Derde Divisie 16610—176
Total 261010002710
DHSC 2020–21 Hoofdklasse 5400—54
Fortuna Sittard 2021–22 Eredivisie 24120—261
2022–23 Eredivisie 30500—305
Total 5462000566
Career total 852030008820

    References

    1. ↑ "T. Noslin − Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    2. 1 2 "Tijjani Noslin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    3. 1 2 "Talentscout − Tijjani Noslin". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    4. 1 2 3 van der Doelen, Jaap (27 October 2021). "Tijjani Noslin was volgens iedereen te klein, maar bleek wel dapper". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    5. 1 2 Jakobs, Geert-Jan (15 April 2023). "Met dank aan God, mama en Wesley". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    6. ↑ "Tijjani Noslin verlaat Hercules voor ambitieus DHSC". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 13 June 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    7. 1 2 Bos, Stan (11 August 2021). "Tijjani Noslin tekent bij Fortuna Sittard, met dank aan Wesley Sneijder en Mounir el Hamdaoui". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    8. ↑ van der Doelen, Jaap (5 August 2021). "TOP Oss raakt spits Tijjani Noslin voor de eerste wedstrijd mogelijk al kwijt aan Fortuna Sittard". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    9. 1 2 3 Tijjani Noslin at Soccerway
    10. ↑ "Heerenveen vs. Fortuna Sittard – 18 September 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    11. ↑ "Doelpuntenmaker Fortuna dankt Sneijder: 'Tot voor kort werkte ik bij Subway'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    12. ↑ "Voormalig DHSC-er Noslin maakt eerste eredivisietreffer: 'Droom die uitkomt'". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
    13. ↑ "Heracles vs. Fortuna Sittard – 20 November 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
    14. ↑ "FC Volendam pakt kostbare punten tegen Fortuna en sluit aan bij middenmoot". NOS (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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