Sven Zitman
Sven Rowan Zitman is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Early life
Zitman was born in Schiedam, South Holland, and started playing football as a four-year-old at local club Excelsior '20.
Club career
He joined Feyenoord's youth academy from Excelsior '20 at the age of 10 years-old. On 19 November 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021. In March 2022, he left Feyenoord on a free transfer before making his debut senior appearance.
Zitman joined up with PEC Zwolle, and in October 2022 signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club. He made his senior league debut on 7 October 2022 in a 3–0 defeat against FC Dordrecht. Zitman himself said he was surprised by his fast introduction to the first team as he had been expecting to play youth team football for a longer time period after joining the club. He scored his first professional goal for PEC Zwolle in a 3-2 away win in the Eerste Divisie against Helmond Sport on 19 May 2023, with his goal coming in injury time as his club came from 2-1 down to win, with his goal proving to be the winner. He made eleven appearances for the club in the 2022-23 season as the club secured promotion to the Eredivisie, with the injury time winner over Helmond proving to be fii final appearance for the club.
Top OSS
On 16 August 2023, Zitman signed with TOP Oss on a two-year contract, with the option of an extra year. He made his debut for Top OSS in the Eerste Divisie as a starter in a 4-1 home win against Jong PSV on 18 August 2023.