Branco van den Boomen

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Branco van den Boomen
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Van den Boomen with Toulouse in 2020
Personal information
Full name Branco van den Boomen
Date of birth (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Veldhoven, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2004 RKVVO
2004–2011 Willem II/RKC Waalwijk
2011–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Jong Ajax 15 (1)
2014–2015 Eindhoven 37 (4)
2015–2017 Heerenveen 23 (1)
2016–2017 → Willem II (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019 Eindhoven 76 (17)
2019–2020 De Graafschap 24 (5)
2020–2023 Toulouse 107 (22)
2023– Ajax 19 (2)
International career
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 12 (2)
2012 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2012 Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Branco van den Boomen (born 21 July 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax. [3]

Contents

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. [4]

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. [5] Van den Boomen 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. [6]

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. [7] He made his first appearance for his new club on 15 August 2014 in a 3–0 home win against FC Emmen. [8]

Toulouse

On 7 August 2020, van den Boomen left the Netherlands for the first time in his career and joined French club Toulouse, who had been relegated to Ligue 2 after finishing 20th during the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season. Toulouse agreed to a €350,000 transfer fee with De Graafschap. [9] Van den Boomen became the second Dutch player to join Toulouse after Rob Rensenbrink. [10]

In the 2020–21 season, van den Boomen became one of the key players of the Toulouse midfield also composed of Stijn Spierings and Brecht Dejaegere, scoring five goals and making seven assists. [11] The 2021–22 season saw van den Boomen massively improve his numbers, scoring twelve goals and assisting a league-record twenty-one. [12] [13]

Return to Ajax

On 29 May 2023, van den Boomen signed a pre-contract agreement with Eredivisie club Ajax, where he spent three years in his early career. He signed a four-year deal running from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2024 [3] [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 151———151
Eindhoven 2014–15 Eerste Divisie37410—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0404
Heerenveen 2015–16 Eredivisie 23100——231
Willem II (loan) 2016–17 Eredivisie8010——90
Eindhoven 2017–18 Eerste Divisie37220——392
2018–19 Eerste Divisie361110——3711
2019–20 Eerste Divisie3400——34
Total76173000007917
De Graafschap 2019–20 Eerste Divisie24510——255
Toulouse 2020–21 Ligue 2 35520—3 [lower-alpha 3] 0405
2021–22 Ligue 2371240——4112
2022–23 Ligue 1 35551——405
Total10722111003012124
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie192008 [lower-alpha 4] 1—273
Career total30952171815033954
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Toulouse

Individual

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