Diego van Oorschot (born 2 October 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Heracles Almelo.
Career Van Oorschot began playing football at AVC La Première before joining the in 2015. After progressing through the youth ranks, he was offered his first professional contract by Heracles Almelo in July 2023.
He made his senior debut for the club on 28 April 2023 in the Eerste Divisie match against Jong PSV, which ended in a 3–0 victory. Van Oorschot came on as a substitute in the closing minutes for Samuel Armenteros. Heracles finished the season as champions and secured promotion to the Eredivisie. His top-flight debut followed in the opening round of the subsequent season, when he again appeared as a late substitute, this time replacing Emil Hansson in a 4–1 defeat against Ajax.
In October 2023, Van Oorschot suffered a double leg fracture in a friendly against Schalke 04 which sidelined him for an extended period.
On 2 September 2025, he was loaned to VVV-Venlo for the remainder of the season to gain regular playing time. He made his debut for the club on 13 September, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Bjorn van Zijl in a 2–1 home win over Helmond Sport.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHeracles Almelo2022–23Eerste Divisie2000—202023–24Eredivisie4000—402024–25Eredivisie3040—702026–27Eerste Divisie1000—10Total10040—140VVV-Venlo (loan)2025–26Eerste Divisie25010—260Career total3505000400
Honours Heracles Almelo Eerste Divisie: 2022–23
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