Grad Damen (footballer, born 1997)

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Grad Damen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TOP Oss
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2006 Sint Anna Boys
2006–2015 NAC Breda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 NAC Breda 23 (1)
2017–2018 → Helmond Sport (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2022 TOP Oss 23 (0)
2022 ASWH 16 (0)
2023 Dandenong Thunder 26 (13)
2023– TOP Oss 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Grad Damen (born 14 August 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.

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Club career

Damen joined NAC's youth set-up in 2006 from Sint Anna Boys. He made his professional debut on 23 October 2015 against Sparta. [2] In 2019, his contract at NAC Breda was at the last moment not renewed, resulting in a brief lull in his professional football career. [3]

On 14 January 2020, Damen joined TOP Oss on an amateur contract. [4] After making a good impression, he signed a two-year professional contract six months later. [5] Damen missed almost the entire 2020–21 season due to an injury. On 6 August 2021, he made his comeback in the season opener against Excelsior. [6]

Damen joined Derde Divisie club ASWH on 1 September 2022, [7] [8] leaving the club in the winter break. [9]

On 2 September 2023, Damen returned to TOP Oss. [10]

Personal life

His grandfather Grad "Gerrie" Damen also played professionally for NAC. [11] Cousin Grad is a well-known Dutch singer. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NAC Breda 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 61000061
2016–17 Eerste Divisie130002 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
2018–19 Eredivisie 4000—40
Total2310020251
Helmond Sport (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie24100—241
TOP Oss 2019–20 [lower-alpha 2] Eerste Divisie7010—80
2020–21 Eerste Divisie5000—50
2021–22 Eerste Divisie11010—120
Total23020—250
ASWH 2022–23 Derde Divisie 16010—170
Dandenong Thunder 2023 NPL Victoria 261300—2613
TOP Oss 2023–24 Eerste Divisie9000—90
Career total12115302012615
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
  2. ↑ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

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References

  1. ↑ "G. Damen: Profiel". Voetbal International . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Update: NAC-middenvelder is 'mentaal klaar' ondanks bizar schietincident - Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Strater, Ronald (6 February 2020). "Grad Damen gaat voor nieuwe kans bij TOP Oss: 'Maar NAC had mij beter moeten beschermen'". Omroep Brabant . De 22-jarige middenvelder werd afgelopen zomer bij NAC aan de kant gezet, zat een tijdje thuis, maar kan sinds kort weer aan de bak bij TOP Oss. Een tweede kans om zich te bewijzen in het profvoetbal.
  4. ↑ "Grad Damen versterkt TOP Oss per direct!". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 14 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Doelen, Jaap van der (11 August 2020). "TOP Oss legt Grad Damen voor twee jaar vast". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Excelsior vs. TOP Oss – 6 August 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "ASWH versterkt zich met Grad Damen". ASWH (in Dutch). 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Kas, Dennis (1 September 2022). "Grad Damen vindt nieuwe club op deadline day: Bredanaar vergezelt Wout Neelen bij amateurclub". BN De Stem . Het had geen haast want hij was clubloos, maar ook Grad Damen heeft een succesvolle transfer deadline day achter de rug. Op de laatste dag van de transfermarkt verbond de middenvelder zijn lot aan ASWH uit de zaterdag derde divisie.
  9. ↑ Scheurwater, Gerrit (4 December 2022). "De Wedstrijden: Het zal toch niet gebeuren…" [The games: It would not happen...]. ASWH (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2022. Nu bekend is geworden dat ook verdediger Grad Damen in de winterstop vertrekt is dit opnieuw een aderlating. [Now that it has become known that defender Grad Damen will also leave during the winter break, this is another loss.]
  10. ↑ "Grad Damen keert terug in Oss" [Grad Damen returns to Oss] (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Grad Damen wil doorbreken bij NAC Breda en in de voetsporen van opa Grad Damen treden" [Grad Damen wants to break through at NAC Breda and follow in the footsteps of grandfather Grad Damen]. Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Opa Grad 'Gerrie' Damen speelde enkele seizoenen voor NAC Breda. [...] De neef van Grad Damen (18) is de bekende volkszanger Grad Damen.
  12. ↑ Grad Damen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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