Tommie van der Leegte

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Tommie van der Leegte
Personal information
Full name Tommie van der Leegte
Date of birth March 27, 1977 (1977-03-27) (age 31)
Place of birth    Bergeyk, Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club PSV Eindhoven
Number 26
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994-1997
1997
1997-2000
2000-2003
2003
2003-2006
2006-2007
2007-
PSV Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
RKC Waalwijk
FC Twente
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
ADO Den Haag
VfL Wolfsburg
PSV Eindhoven
30 (1)
12 (0)
68 (8)
58 (6)
11 (0)
80 (3)
45 (0)
2 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 6/8/07.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tommie van der Leegte (born 27 May 1977) is a professional Dutch footballer. He plays for PSV Eindhoven, after he in May 2007 signed a contract at PSV for 2 years. Before signing a contract at PSV he played for the German club VfL Wolfsburg.

Van der Leegte made his debut as a 17 years old for PSV. After 2 seasons for PSV he was loaned to RKC Waalwijk. After 1 season in Waalwijk he signed a contract with the club. In the 2000/2001 season he was sold to FC Twente for 4 million gulden (approximately 1.8 million euros) at which he played 2 seasons. In his third season at the club he had a loan spell for his second time at RKC Waalwijk where he finished the season. In the summer of 2003 he signed a contract at ADO Den Haag. In Den Haag he really got his breakthrough, and many clubs from the Netherlands and from other country's were battling for his services. After the first half of the 2005/2006 campaign he signed a contract for VfL Wolfsburg. Among his teammates at VfL Wolfsburg, his fellow Dutch were Kevin Hofland and Rick Hoogendorp.

In May 2007 it was rumoured that van der Leegte would become Phillip Cocu's successor at PSV. A few days later PSV signed him for 2 years.