Sjoerd Ars

Sjoerd Ars
Personal information
Full name Sjoerd Adrianus Theodorus Ars
Date of birth (1984-04-15) 15 April 1984
Place of birth Terborg, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Number 9
Youth career
DVC'26
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2005 De Graafschap 13 (2)
2005–2006 Omniworld 36 (17)
2006–2008 Go Ahead Eagles 74 (33)
2008–2010 RBC Roosendaal 74 (33)
2010–2011 Zwolle 33 (28)
2011–2013 Levski Sofia 14 (6)
2012 → Tianjin Teda (loan) 29 (13)
2013 → Konyaspor (loan) 17 (8)
2013–2014 Karşıyaka 35 (9)
2014–2015 NEC 37 (28)
2015– NAC Breda 16 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Sjoerd Ars (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʃuːrt ˈɑrs]; born 15 April 1984 in Terborg) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a striker for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.

Career

Youth career

Ars played in the youth of DVC'26 from the town of Didam, and was later picked up by Dutch giants, Feyenoord. He never broke through to the first team, and chose to play professionally for De Graafschap.

Dutch second division

After one season in Doetinchem, he decided to sign with FC Omniworld, a club that became a licensed pro-club that year. In his first season in Almere, Ars scored 17 goals.

He later played 4 successful seasons for Go Ahead Eagles and RBC Roosendaal.

FC Zwolle

In 2010, Ars signed a contract at FC Zwolle.[1][2] He started the season well by scoring 11 goals in his first 10 league matches. He finished the season with 28 goals, scored in 33 matches.

PFC Levski Sofia

His great season with FC Zwolle was enough to be signed by Bulgarian side PFC Levski Sofia. Ars arrived in Sofia on 23 June 2011 and signed a three-year contract the next day. On 28 July 2011, in his official debut for Levski, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the 2:1 win over FC Spartak Trnava. Ars also netted a goal to open the scoring in the return leg, but Levski were eventually eliminated after losing the penalty shootout to decide the match (the aggregate score at the end of extra time was 3:3). On 6 November 2011, he scored a brace in the 3:2 home win over Loko Plovdiv in an A Group match.

Tianjin Teda

In February 2012, Ars went to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Teda on loan. Tianjin Teda also had an option to make the move permanent in the end of the 2012 league season. He made his official debut for Tianjin on 25 February, in a 2–1 CFA Super Cup defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande.

Career Stats

As of 1 June 2013.[3]
Club Season League Dom. Cup Int. Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
De Graafschap 2003–04 1320000132
2004–05 00000000
FC Omniworld 2005–06 361700003617
Go Ahead Eagles 2006–07 381800003818
2007–08 361500003615
RBC Roosendaal 2008–09 371700003717
2009–10 371600003716
FC Zwolle 2010–11 332800003328
Levski Sofia 2011–12 1460022168
Tianjin Teda 2012 211210302512
Konyaspor 2012–13 1780000178
Career totals 2601302052279140

Honours

Club

NEC

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Sjoerd Ars verlaat RBC voor Zwolle" [Sjoerd Ars leaves RBC for Zwolle]. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sjoerd Ars nieuwe spits FC Zwolle" [Sjoerd Ars is FC Zwolle's new striker]. RTV Oost (in Dutch). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Sjoerd Ars Soccerway profile
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