Simon van Duivenbooden

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Simon van Duivenbooden
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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.
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