Simon van Duivenbooden

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Simon van Duivenbooden
Simon van Duivenbooden Training Patro Eisden 5-09-2023 10-24-01.jpg
Simon van Duivenbooden
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Uithoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cape Town City
Youth career
Legmeervogels
2014–2017 Alphense Boys
2017–2019 Vitesse
2019–2021 PSV
2021–2022 Vitesse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Vitesse 27 (1)
2025– Cape Town City 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025

Simon van Duivenbooden (born 11 May 2002) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for National First Division club Cape Town City.

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Club career

Van Duivenbooden is a youth product of Legmeervogels, Alphense Boys, Vitesse, and PSV successively. [2] He returned to Vitesse, signing a contract on 20 May 2021. [3] [4] He made his professional debut with Vitesse in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to AZ, coming on as a sub in the 81st minute. [5] Van Duivenbooden scored his professional first goal against Go Ahead Eagles on 13 November 2022. [6] On 19 January 2023, Van Duivenbooden extended his contract with Vitesse until 2025. [7]

On 4 September 2023, Van Duivenbooden joined Patro Eisden in Belgium on loan. [8] Eight days later, he returned to Vitesse for personal reasons, leading to the cancellation of his loan deal. [9]

Cape Town City

On 8 August 2025, Van Duivenbooden signed with recently relegated National First Division club Cape Town City. [10]


Personal life

Van Duivenbooden was born in the Netherlands and is of South African descent, holding dual citizenship. [11]

References

  1. Simon van Duivenbooden at WorldFootball.net
  2. "PSV neemt Van Duivenbooden op in jeugdopleiding". www.psv.nl. 29 June 2019.
  3. "ONDER 21 VERSTERKT MET SIMON VAN DUIVENBOODEN" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 20 May 2021.
  4. "Simon van Duivenbooden ruilt PSV in voor Vitesse". www.studioalphen.nl.
  5. "Lichtpuntje op teleurstellende avond Vitesse: 'Mijn telefoon is ontploft'". www.gld.nl. 2 April 2022.
  6. "Go Ahea Eagles vs. Vitesse 2 - 2". Soccerway. 13 November 2022.
  7. "BELONING VOOR SIMON VAN DUIVENBOODEN: CONTRACT TOT 2025" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 19 January 2023.
  8. "Welkom, Simon van Duivenbooden!" [Welcome, Simon van Duivenbooden!] (in Dutch). Patro Eisden. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. Lammers, Lex (12 September 2023). "Wending in België: Van Duivenbooden weigert overgang van Vitesse naar Patro Eisden". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. Raophala, Mauwane (8 August 2025). "Cape Town City acquire services of Dutch striker". FARPost.
  11. "Vitesse Arnhem striker Van Duivenbooden braced for Bafana Bafana challenge". goal.com. 12 June 2022.