Bas Dost
Dutch footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bas Leon Dost (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑs dɔst]; born 31 May 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for NEC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bas Leon Dost[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Deventer, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NEC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2001 | CVV Germanicus | ||
2001–2007 | Emmen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Emmen | 23 | (6) |
2008–2010 | Heracles Almelo | 61 | (17) |
2010–2012 | Heerenveen | 66 | (45) |
2012–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 85 | (36) |
2016–2019 | Sporting CP | 84 | (76) |
2019–2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 36 | (12) |
2021–2022 | Club Brugge | 45 | (21) |
2022–2023 | Utrecht | 22 | (9) |
2023– | NEC | 8 | (3) |
International career | |||
2009–2011 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (5) |
2015–2018 | Netherlands | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 31 October 2023 (UTC) |
Having begun his career at FC Emmen in the Eerste Divisie, Dost later played in the Eredivisie for Heracles Almelo and SC Heerenveen. In 2012, after being the top scorer in the league with 32 goals in 34 games, he was signed by VfL Wolfsburg. Four years later, having helped his team win the DFB-Pokal he signed for Primeira Liga side Sporting CP. He won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in his first Primeira Liga season, with 34 goals in 31 games. At Sporting, Dost won the Taça de Portugal once and the Taça da Liga twice, totalling 93 goals in 125 games.
Dost played for the Netherlands at under-20 and under-21 level. He was called up to the senior side for the first time in August 2012, but did not make his debut until March 2015. He earned 18 caps and scored once for the Netherlands national team before retiring from them in 2018.