Sergio Zijler

Sergio Zijler

Personal information
Full name	Marcel Sergio Orpheo Zijler
Date of birth	(1987-07-08) 8 July 1987
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder Winger
Team information
Current team	free agent
Youth career
1997-2006	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Twente	13	(2)
2008–2010	Willem II	58	(6)
2011	HNK Rijeka	4	(0)
2011	Orduspor	0	(0)
2014	NK Zelina	14	(0)
2014	Achilles '29	10	(0)
2015	Universitatea Cluj	2	(0)
2015	FC Lienden	3	(0)
International career‡
2003	Netherlands U-17	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2012

Sergio Zijler (born 8 July 1987) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently without a club.

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Sergio Zijler played in the youth team of AFC Ajax until 2006.

FC Twente

Zijler is a striker who made his debut in professional football squad of FC Twente in the 2006–07 season playing twelve matches and scoring two goals. Both goals were scored in his debut match (7–1 win) against FC Groningen.

Willem II

In January he made the switch to Willem II from Tilburg for an undisclosed fee.

HNK Rijeka

During the winter break of the 2010-11 season, Sergio Zijler decided to accept a move out of Netherlands and join Croatian side HNK Rijeka. He played with Rijeka until the end of the 2010–11 Prva HNL season.

Orduspor

On July 28, 2011, Zijler signed with Turkish club Orduspor Free Transfer.

National team

Sergio Zijler was part of the Netherlands U-17 team in 2003.

In 2009 he played for the combination team of the Suriname national football team and the 'Suriprofs' (Surinamese professional players in the Netherlands) at the Parbo Bier Cup tournament.