Who is Lars Veldwijk?

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Lars Veldwijk of Excelsior during the Jupiler League match between Excelsior Rotterdam and De Graafschap at Woudenstein stadium on April 12, 2014 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Who is Lars Veldwijk? Check out the central forward’s exploits for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle during the 2015-16 season.

The central forward was recently named in Shakes Mashaba’s Bafana Bafana squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifying match against Senegal on 12 November.

Veldwijk, a Belgium-based player, recently acquired South African citizenship and will now fight for a place in the starting lineup against recent regular Eleazar Rodgers and Sibusiso Vilakazi.

The 24-year-old forward had an impressive 2015-16 season, scoring 14 times and assisting a further nine goals from 36 appearances in all competitions while on loan at PEC Zwolle from Nottingham Forest.

WATCH: Lars Veldwijk goals and assists 2015-16 season