Zian Flemming

Zian Flemming (born 1 August 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Zian Flemming
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2006 ZSGOWMS
2006–2008 Pancratius
2008–2017 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jong Ajax 25 (6)
2018–2020 PEC Zwolle 29 (2)
2019–2020 → NEC (loan) 24 (13)
2020–2022 Fortuna Sittard 61 (24)
2022– Millwall 57 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 22 October 2023

Club career

Jong Ajax

Flemming played in the youth departments of ZSGOWMS, RKSV Pancratius and Ajax.[1] He made his professional debut for Jong Ajax on 1 September 2017 in a game against Jong PSV and scored on his debut.[2] Flemming made 25 appearances during the 2017–18 season and won the Eerste Divisie title with Jong Ajax.[3]

PEC Zwolle

On 2 May 2018, Flemming signed a three-year contract with PEC Zwolle, starting from 1 July 2018.[4] There he made 28 appearances and six goals in his first season.[5] His most notable performance came in the KNVB Cup against De Graafschap, where he scored four goals in a 5–2 victory.[6]

Loan to NEC

On 2 September 2019, Flemming was sent on loan to NEC for the 2019–20 season, who were competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[7] On 13 September, he made his debut in the 2–2 away draw against FC Den Bosch.[8] He scored his first two goals for NEC on 27 September, when the club drew 3–3 against Go Ahead Eagles.[9] With 13 goals, he became club top scorer of NEC for the 2019–20 season.[10] As the season ended, he returned to PEC Zwolle.[11]

Fortuna Sittard

On 26 August 2020, Flemming signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.[12] He made his debut on 12 September in a 2–0 away loss to Twente.[13] On 26 September, he scored his first two goals in a 3–3 home draw against AZ, one of them coming deep into injury time to secure the one point for Fortuna.[14][15] He finished the season with 35 appearances, in which he scored 25 goals,[5] as Fortuna finished in 11th place.[16]

Millwall

On 25 June 2022, Flemming joined Championship club Millwall on a three-year contract for a fee of £1.7m.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 256———256
PEC Zwolle 2018–19 Eredivisie 25234——2810
2019–20 Eredivisie 4000——40
Total 29234——326
NEC Nijmegen (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 241310——2513
Fortuna Sittard 2020–21 Eredivisie 331223——3515
2021–22 Eredivisie 281200——2812
Total 612423——6327
Millwall 2022–23 EFL Championship 43151000—4415
2023–24 EFL Championship 12310——133
Total 551820——5718
Career total 1866277000019474

    Honours

    Jong Ajax[5]

    Individual

    References
    1. "Het Verhaal Achter: Zian Flemming". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 4 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
    2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 September 2017.
    3. "Jong Ajax wint als eerste beloftenteam ooit Jupiler League". Het Parool (in Dutch). 28 April 2018.
    4. "PEC Zwolle contracteert eerste twee aanwinsten". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018.
    5. "Netherlands – Z. Flemming – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    6. "Flemming fileert De Graafschap". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 30 October 2018.
    7. "Zian Flemming op huurbasis naar N.E.C." nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 2 September 2019.
    8. "Den Bosch vs. NEC – 13 September 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    9. Pichel, Dominique (28 September 2019). "Flemming na hoofdrol tegen Eagles: De ban bij NEC is gebroken". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
    10. Inan, Johan (27 February 2020). "Zian Flemming: Ik ben volgend jaar eerste spits bij PEC Zwolle". De Stentor (in Dutch).
    11. Broek, Danny van den (19 February 2020). "Flemming houdt deur van De Goffert op een kier". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
    12. "Zian Flemming naar Fortuna Sittard". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 27 August 2020.
    13. "Twente vs. Fortuna Sittard – 12 September 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    14. "Fortuna Sittard vs. AZ – 26 September 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    15. Haarsma, Jeroen (26 September 2020). "AZ laat eerste competitiezege diep in blessuretijd door de vingers glippen in Sittard [video]". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch).
    16. "Summary – Eredivisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    17. "Millwall announce Zian Flemming signing". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
    18. "Millwall FC on Twitter".
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