Sem Steijn Crowned himself as the Top Scorer of the Eredivisie Season with 24 Goals on Sunday. The FC Twente Player, Who Will Move to Feyenoord Next Summer, is the first midfielder in 31 years to take the top scorer title.
The 23-Year-Old Steijn Follows in the Footsteps of Jari Litmanen, Who Scored 26 Times for Ajax as an Attacking Midfielder in the 1993/1994 Season. The Finn Narrowly Kept NAC Breda Striker Pierre van Hooijdonk (25 Goals) Behind Him at the Time.
In the past three decades, not only strikers but also wingers such as alireza jahanbakhsh (2017/2018 on Behalf of AZ) and Xavi Simons (2022/2023 on Behalf of PSV) Have Become Eredivisie Top Scorers.
With Steijn, a Midfielder Has Now Succeded in Becoming the Top Scorer Again. Feyenoorder Igor Paixão (16 goals) and AZ Striker Troy Parrott (14 goals) Complete the top three.
Incidentally, The Season is not about Yet for Steijn, who came over from ADO The Hague in 2022. He will play play-offs for European Football with FC Twente, but goals in Those Matches do not Count Towards the Top Scorer Title of the Eredivisie.
Steijn is Successor or Van Dijk
Steijn Receives the Willy van der Kuijlen Trophy, which has Has Been Awarded to the Top Scorer of the Eredivisie Since 2021. The Prize is Named after the Former Striker WHO Passed Away in 2021 and is the all-time Top Scorer of the Eredivisie With 311 Goals.
Besides Steijn, there is only one player who Became top scorer on Behalf of FC Twente: Dick van Dijk, Who Scored Thirty Times in the 1968/1969 Season. He shared the title with feyenoord striker ove kindvall.
Partly Due to his scoring Ability, Steijn Aroused the Interest of Feyenoord. The Rotterdam Team Signed the son of Sparta Trainer Maurice Steijn at the Beginning of This Month Until Mid-2029.
The Last Player to Become Eredivisie Top Scorer Twice in A Row was Mateja Kezman, in the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 Seasons.