Ruud Vormer

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Ruud Vormer
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Vormer playing for Club Brugge in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rudy Willem Vormer
Date of birth (1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 25
Youth career
1994-1998 Hollandia
1994-1998 VV De Blokkers  [ nl ]
2000-2006 AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 AZ 19 (0)
2008–2012 Roda JC 120 (9)
2012–2014 Feyenoord 39 (3)
2014–2023 Club Brugge 254 (52)
2023 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 Zulte Waregem 24 (3)
Total466(68)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018

Ruud Vormer (born 11 May 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Club Brugge.

Contents

Club career

Early career

As a youngster, Vormer played for two amateur clubs from his hometown of Hoorn, Hollandia and De Blookers. [1] Although he attracted interest from other Dutch clubs, he transferred to AZ in February 2000. [2]

Vormer was promoted to the AZ first team in 2006 [3] and made his debut for the club aged 18. [4] However, did not consistently play and was not given a new contract by AZ, so two years later he joined Roda JC on a free transfer. [4] At Kerkrade, he soon became an important player, making the Roda JC team of the season in 2011-12. [5] He then joined Feyenoord on a free transfer in the summer of 2012, after rejecting a three year extension from Roda JC. [6] [4] [7] However, Vormer struggled for regular gametime at the Rotterdam club, and told Feyenoord he was open to a transfer. [8]

Club Brugge

Vormer joined Belgian side Club Brugge on 1 September 2014 on a three-year deal. [9]

Vormer was named Club Brugge's player of the season during the 2015–16 campaign, featuring in 3,547 minutes or 69.1% of the club's play, and also contributed with seven goals and added a further six assists. [10]

On 24 February 2017, Vormer scored twice in a 5–0 win over Zulte Waregem. [11] He would go on to win the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2017. Vormer followed this up with a career best 13 league goals in the 2017–18 season, helping Club Brugge to a 15th Belgian First Division title. [12] On 22 July 2018, Vormer signed a new contract with Club Brugge, keeping him at the club until 2022. [13]

Vormer continued being an influential member for Club Brugge, contributing to their 17th league title success during the 2020–21 season and was named the club's player of the month for March 2021. [14] [15] Vormer signed a one-year contract extension on 14 June 2021, keeping him at the club until 2023. [16]

Zulte Waregem

On 3 January 2023, Vormer officially joined fellow Belgian side Zulte Waregem on a loan until the end of the season, with the deal set to become permanent once his contract with Club Brugge would expire. [17] [18] As Zulte Waregem relegated at the end of that season, Vormer was a free agent. Despite him having indicated upon his initial arrival that he would not stay with the club in case of relegation, Zulte Waregem was able to convince Vormer of signing a two-year deal on 30 May 2023. [19] Despite this, Vormer announced his retirement a year later in 2024. [20]

International career

Vormer made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a 1–1 draw with Slovakia on 31 May 2018, coming on at half-time for Donny van de Beek. [21] [22] [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 May 2024 [24] [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 2006–07 Eredivisie 30001 [lower-alpha 1] 00040
2007–08 Eredivisie160001 [lower-alpha 1] 0—170
Total190002000210
Roda JC Kerkrade 2008–09 Eredivisie28020—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0320
2009–10 Eredivisie30120—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0361
2010–11 Eredivisie33331——364
2011–12 Eredivisie29521——316
Total120992006013511
Feyenoord 2012–13 Eredivisie200414 [lower-alpha 3] 0—281
2013–14 Eredivisie173302 [lower-alpha 1] 0—223
2014–15 Eredivisie20—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0—30
Total393717000534
Club Brugge 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 2976010 [lower-alpha 1] 1—458
2015–16 Belgian Pro League287508 [lower-alpha 4] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 0427
2016–17 Belgian Pro League389215 [lower-alpha 6] 01 [lower-alpha 5] 14611
2017–18 Belgian First Division A4013514 [lower-alpha 7] 0004914
2018–19 Belgian First Division A386008 [lower-alpha 8] 11 [lower-alpha 5] 0467
2019–20 Belgian First Division A271418 [lower-alpha 9] 100393
2020–21 Belgian First Division A234117 [lower-alpha 10] 1—316
2021–22 Belgian First Division A295304 [lower-alpha 11] 0—365
2022–23 Belgian First Division A2000001 [lower-alpha 5] 030
Total254522645444133761
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League10120——121
Zulte Waregem 2023–24 Belgian Pro League24330——273
Career total4666842763410157780
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie playoffs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  11. ↑ In the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

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  6. ↑ Ruud Vormer wordt Feyenoorder
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