Tony de Groot

Tony de Groot (born 24 March 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Derde Divisie club Oss '20.

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Groot, not Groot.

Tony de Groot
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988
Place of birth Oss, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Oss '20
Number 9
Youth career
1993–2000 Oss '20
2000–2007 TOP Oss
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 TOP Oss 40 (6)
2009–2010 De Treffers
2010–2013 OJC Rosmalen
2013– Oss '20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Oss, De Groot began playing football at the age of five at Oss '20. At under-12 level, he was scouted by neighbor club TOP Oss after scoring many goals in the youth academy. De Groot made his debut in professional football on 30 September 2007 for TOP Oss against SC Cambuur in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, scoring on his first touch as a substitute.[1]

After leaving TOP Oss in 2009, De Groot played for lower league sides De Treffers and OJC Rosmalen before signing with hometown side Oss '20 in 2013.[2] He was voted Player of the Year of the Derde Divisie in 2019.[2] He had a title push with Oss' 20 in the 2019–20 season, but when the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club missed promotion to the third-tier Tweede Divisie despite leading the league by 25 points down to second placed Jong ADO Den Haag.[3]

References
  1. "Tony de Groot; Op zijn plek bij s.v. O.S.S.'20". Oss '20 (in Dutch). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Speler van het jaar - Derde Divisie Zondag: Tony de Groot (O.S.S. '20)". voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. Grol, Sjors (1 April 2020). "OSS'20 loopt promotie mis ondanks voorsprong van 17 punten: 'Deze keuze is niet te bevatten'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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