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Thijs DALLINGA

Netherlands & Toulouse

In a sentence

A virtuoso goalscorer who has rapidly gone from the relative anonymity of the Dutch second division to top of the bill in France’s Ligue 1.

What they say

“He is in the form of his life. He plays with high energy and great willpower and confidence. He has the versatility, the movement, as well as the physical and mental attributes”

Excelsior head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

“Dutch clubs such as Groningen and Feyenoord were asleep at the wheel when Dallinga left Excelsior for Toulouse last summer”

Former Netherlands, Ajax and PSV striker Wim Kieft

The story so far

Up until a couple of years ago, Dallinga

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