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
Position(s)	Striker
Team 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	32	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 11 2016

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. 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.

Club	Season	League		Dom. Cup		Int. Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
De Graafschap	2003–04	13	2	0	0	0	0	13	2
	2004–05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Omniworld	2005–06	36	17	0	0	0	0	36	17
Go Ahead Eagles	2006–07	38	18	0	0	0	0	38	18
	2007–08	36	15	0	0	0	0	36	15
RBC Roosendaal	2008–09	37	17	0	0	0	0	37	17
	2009–10	37	16	0	0	0	0	37	16
FC Zwolle	2010–11	33	28	0	0	0	0	33	28
Levski Sofia	2011–12	14	6	0	0	2	2	16	8
Tianjin Teda	2012	21	12	1	0	3	0	25	12
Konyaspor	2012–13	17	8	0	0	0	0	17	8
Career totals		260	130	2	0	5	2	279	140

Honours

Club

NEC

• Eerste Divisie (1): 2014–15

External links

• Voetbal International: Sjoerd Ars (Dutch)
• Profile at Levskisofia.info (English)