Rojendro Oudsten
 Oudsten with Telstar in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rojendro Jeveraino Oudsten | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Telstar | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zeeburgia | |||
| –2022 | FC Amsterdam | ||
| 2022–2025 | Telstar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Telstar | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Suriname U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Suriname U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:02, 11 November 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2026 | |||
Rojendro Jeveraino Oudsten (born 12 November 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Eredivisie club Telstar. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Suriname at youth international level.
Oudsten came through the youth system of Telstar after playing for amateur clubs in Amsterdam. He signed his first professional contract in August 2025 and made his Eredivisie debut the following month, aged 17. That made him the second-youngest Telstar player ever to appear in the Eredivisie.
Early life
Oudsten was born in Amsterdam and is of Surinamese descent. He is a cousin of former professional footballer Kelvin Maynard, who died in 2019.
Club career
Youth career
Oudsten played youth football in Amsterdam for the amateur clubs Zeeburgia and FC Amsterdam. In 2022 he joined the academy of Telstar.
Telstar
Oudsten was invited to train with the first team during pre-season for the 2025–26 campaign, Telstar's first in the Eredivisie for 47 years. After impressing, he signed his first professional contract on 8 August 2025, running until the summer of 2028.
He made his professional debut on 20 September 2025 in a 2–0 defeat away to Groningen. Head coach Anthony Correia brought him on after 62 minutes. Within two minutes he had been booked for a late challenge, a decision he afterwards considered harsh. His parents were unable to attend but watched the match on television. At 17 years and 312 days, he became the second-youngest player to represent Telstar in the Eredivisie, behind Ruud Geels. He made several more appearances from the bench over the season, all as a substitute. Telstar finished the season clear of the relegation places and kept their Eredivisie status.
Correia left at the end of the season and was replaced by Henk Brugge, who switched Telstar from a back five to a back four. For the 2026–27 season, Oudsten was registered as a defender.
International career
Oudsten is eligible to represent both the Netherlands and Suriname. He was named in Suriname's squad for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Guatemala. Suriname lost all three of their group matches, against Honduras, Haiti and El Salvador.
In February 2026, head coach Werner Blackson included him in the final Suriname under-20 squad for 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying in Nicaragua. Suriname finished level on 12 points with El Salvador after a 2–0 win over them in the final match. They missed out on the group title, and qualification for the final tournament, on goal difference.
Personal life
Oudsten wears the number 28 shirt at Telstar in tribute to his late cousin Kelvin Maynard. During his first season as a professional, he commuted from Amsterdam to Velsen-Zuid with teammate Tyrese Noslin, whom he described as being like a brother to him.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2026
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Telstar | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Rojendro Oudsten – Carrière statistieken". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Tiener Rojendro Oudsten voetbalt bij Telstar met nummer 28 in geest tragisch om het leven gekomen neef" [Teenager Rojendro Oudsten plays for Telstar with number 28 in memory of cousin who died tragically]. IJmuider Courant (in Dutch). 27 September 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- 1 2 "Telstar legt talent Rojendro Oudsten (17) vast, verdediger maakt indruk in de voorbereiding" [Telstar tie down talent Rojendro Oudsten, 17, as defender impresses in pre-season]. Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Pus, Milton (20 September 2025). "Familie mist debuut Oudsten bij Telstar: "Gelukkig hebben ze wel gekeken voor tv"" [Family miss Oudsten's Telstar debut: 'Luckily they did watch on TV']. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Rojendro Oudsten". FBref. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ van der Meijden, Frank (28 July 2026). "Ajax-huurling Gerald Alders wil 'vlammen' in tweede seizoen bij Telstar" [Ajax loanee Gerald Alders wants to shine in second season at Telstar]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Deze vijf dingen vielen op tijdens het eerste oefenduel van Telstar onder Henk Brugge" [Five things that stood out in Telstar's first friendly under Henk Brugge]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). July 2026. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Telstar" (in Dutch). Eredivisie. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Telstar knokt zich naar punt bij Fortuna na kolderieke eigen goal" [Telstar battle to a point at Fortuna after a farcical own goal]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 7 November 2026. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Telstar houdt één punt over aan ontmoeting met Fortuna Sittard" [Telstar take a point from the meeting with Fortuna Sittard]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 November 2026. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "2023 Concacaf Men's U-17 Championship final rosters confirmed". CONCACAF. February 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "CONCACAF U-17 Championship 2023". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Bondscoach Blackson maakt U-20-eindselectie bekend" [National coach Blackson announces final under-20 squad]. Culturu (in Dutch). February 2026. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ "Suriname U-20 wint van El Salvador, maar mist kwalificatie op één doelpunt" [Suriname U-20 beat El Salvador but miss qualification by one goal]. Waterkant (in Dutch). 4 March 2026. Retrieved 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Brood, Thomas (13 November 2025). "Voor Telstar-spelers Noslin en Bodak lonkt het WK met Curaçao" [World Cup with Curaçao beckons for Telstar players Noslin and Bodak]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2026.