Thomas Buitink

Thomas Buitink (born 14 June 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fortuna Sittard, on loan from Vitesse.

Thomas Buitink
Buitink with Vitesse in February 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000
Place of birth Nijkerk, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fortuna Sittard
(on loan from Vitesse)
Number 29
Youth career
Veensche Boys
2010–2015 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Jong Vitesse 40 (16)
2018– Vitesse 62 (9)
2021 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 9 (2)
2023– → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U15[1] 7 (3)
2015–2016 Netherlands U16[1] 14 (2)
2016–2017[2] Netherlands U17[1] 15 (6)
2017–2018 Netherlands U18[1] 2 (1)
2018 Netherlands U19[1] 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U20[1] 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Vitesse

Buitink first joined Vitesse in 2010, from local side Veensche Boys. He made his first-team debut during Vitesse's 3–1 home victory against Feyenoord on 11 February 2018, replacing Luc Castaignos in the 80th minute.[3]

On 31 October 2018, Buitink scored his first goal in professional football. In the last minute of a KNVB Cup match against Heracles Almelo, he decided the 0–2 end result.[4] His first goal in the Eredivisie followed on 2 March 2019. On that day, manager Leonid Slutsky allowed him to come on for Mohammed Dauda against NAC Breda after thirty-three minutes, as NAC were leading 0–1 after a goal by Giovanni Korte. Buitink scored the equaliser nine minutes after the break and Vitesse ultimately won 4–1 thanks to goals from Maikel van der Werff, Alexander Büttner and Matúš Bero.[5] Buitink was allowed to start in for the first time in an Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag on 30 March 2019. ADO managed to score three goals in total via Sheraldo Becker and Lex Immers twice, but Buitink saved a 3–3 draw with a hat-trick.[6]

During the 2019–20 season, Buitink did not score for Vitesse in competition. In January 2021, he sent on a six-month loan to PEC Zwolle.[7] Four days after his move, he was allowed to start against Heracles Almelo. That team went into halftime with a lead thanks to goals from Lucas Schoofs and Delano Burgzorg. Five minutes after the break, Buitink assisted Virgil Misidjan's goal. Coach John Stegeman substituted Buitink in favour of Reza Ghoochannejhad, who would eventually take care of the 2–2, which also turned out to be the final score.[8]

For the second half of the 2022–23 season, Buitink was loaned by Fortuna Sittard.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 December 2021.[2]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 4000000040
2018–19 Eredivisie 17721004[lower-alpha 1]0238
2019–20 Eredivisie 17031——201
2020–21 Eredivisie 14121——162
2021–22 Eredivisie 101006[lower-alpha 2]2—163
Total 6297362407914
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 92———92
Career total 71117362408816
  1. Appearances in the Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Thomas Buitink". football-wonderkids.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. Thomas Buitink at Soccerway
  3. "Vitesse vs. Feyenoord". Soccerway. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. "Odegaard en 18-jarige invaller gidsen Vitesse naar volgende ronde KNVB Beker". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 31 October 2018.
  5. "Vitesse na sterke tweede helft toch nog ruim langs hekkensluiter NAC". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 2 March 2019.
  6. "Hattrick Buitink niet genoeg voor winst Vitesse in Den Haag". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 March 2019.
  7. "Vitesse-aanvaller Buitink maakt seizoen af op huurbasis bij PEC Zwolle". NOS (in Dutch). 22 January 2021.
  8. "Invaller Ghoochannejhad weer goud waard voor PEC, Groningen verslaat ADO | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". NU.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2021.
  9. "FORTUNA HUURT AANVALLER THOMAS BUITINK VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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