Yanic Wildschut

Zwolle

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wildschut played for various youth teams, including Volendam and Almere City, before moving to Ajax, where he became a product of the famous academy. Despite having a good year, Wildschut was released when they decided against renewing his contract and joined FC Zwolle in June 2010. Wildschut made his debut for Zwolle in an Eerste Divisie league match against MVV. The match ended in a goalless draw. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 October 2010, in a 4–0 win over Almere City. A week later, he scored again in the fourth round of the KNVB Cup, though Zwolle would eventually lose in the penalty shootout. As the 2010–11 season progressed, Wildshut scored three more goals against Sparta Rotterdam, and Cambuur twice in different fixtures. In his first season at Zwolle, Wildschut finished the season with thirty-eight appearances and five goals in all competition.

VVV-Venlo

After one season with Zwolle, Wildschut signed a three-year deal with VVV-Venlo on 29 June 2011. Wildschut made his VVV-Venlo debut playing for 68 minutes of a 0–0 draw against Utrecht in the opening game of the season. He scores his first VVV-Venlo goal on 22 October 2011 in a 4–1 win over RKC Waalwijk. His second goal then came on 20 November 2011, in a 2–1 loss against Groningen. As the 2011–12 season progressed, Wildschut went on to score five more goals, against Excelsior, Groningen, Heracles Almelo, Vitesse and Twente, as he helped the club…

Born in the Netherlands, Wildschut is of Surinamese descent. He debuted with the Surinamese national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Thailand on 27 March 2022. Wildschut scored his first international goal for Suriname on 7 June 2022, during a 3–1 loss to Jamaica in the CONCACAF Nations League.

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024

International

Wildschut is married and in late October 2016, he became a father when his wife gave birth to a son.