Branco van den Boomen

Branco van den Boomen
Personal information
Full nameBranco van den Boomen
Date of birth21 July 1995
Place of birthEindhoven, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Eindhoven
Number17
Youth career
–2004RKVVO
2004–2011Willem II/RKC Waalwijk
2011–2013Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–14Jong Ajax15(1)
2014–FC Eindhoven4(0)
National team
2011–2012Netherlands U-1712(2)
2012Netherlands U-184(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2014

Branco van den Boomen (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie.[1]

Club career

Ajax

Born in Eindhoven, Van den Boomen began his football career in the youth ranks of RKVVO in Oerle, before moving to nearby Willem II/RKC Waalwijk in 2004. He then joined the famed Ajax Youth Academy signing his first professional contract, a three-year deal with Ajax on 4 March 2011.[2]

Van den Boomen began the 2013/14 season playing for Ajax A1, the under-19 team, playing in the Nike A-Juniors Eredivisie. He also competed in three matches in the UEFA Youth League while scoring once against AC Milan U19, which earned him a berth with the club's reserves squad Jong Ajax competing in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands. He made his debut for Jong Ajax on 11 November 2013 in a match against De Graafschap, coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute for Wang Chengkuai who also made his debut in the same match. The match ended in a 2–1 loss at home for Jong Ajax.[3] He scored his first professional goal in an away match against SC Telstar, scoring in the 3rd minute of the 3–1 loss. In January 2014 it was announced that Van den Boomen had officially been promoted to the Jong Ajax squad, and would not return to the club's youth ranks.[4]

FC Eindhoven

On 19 June 2014 it was announced that Van den Boomen had signed with FC Eindhoven as a free transfer, returning to his city of birth, signing a three-year contract with the club.[5] He made his first appearance for his new club on 15 August 2014 in a 3–0 home win against FC Emmen. [6]

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 2014-09-09[7]
Club performance League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2013–14Jong AjaxEerste Divisie151151
2014–15FC Eindhoven400040
Total Netherlands 19100191
Career total 19100191

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

References

  1. "Branco van den Boomen profile". Worldfootball.net. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. "Ajax legt talentvolle jeugdspeler vast". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. "Jong Ajax 1-2 De Graafschap". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. "Van den Boomen sluit aan bij Jong Ajax". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. "Van den Boomen tekent bij FC Eindhoven". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. "FC Eindhoven 3-0 FC Emmen". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. "Branco van den Boomen Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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