Thomas Beekman (footballer)

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Thomas Beekman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IJsselmeervogels
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2010 SML
2010–2013 Vitesse/AGOVV
2013–2019 Vitesse
2019–2020 NEC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Vitesse 12 (1)
2020–2022 NEC 28 (3)
2022Helmond Sport (loan) 17 (3)
2022–2023 TOP Oss 12 (0)
2023– IJsselmeervogels 33 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Thomas Beekman (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IJsselmeervogels.

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Career

Early years

Born in Arnhem, Beekman started his career in the youth department of SML Arnhem, before moving to the Vitesse academy at age 11. [3] He made his debut for the reserve team on 3 December 2016 in the Tweede Divisie match against Excelsior Maassluis, replacing Levi van der Spek in the 63rd minute. [4] In 2019, he moved to the youth department of NEC – the fierce rivals of Vitesse. [2]

NEC

In the summer of 2020, Beekman was promoted to the first team of NEC by manager Rogier Meijer and was given jersey number 12. [5] On 11 September, he made his debut for NEC in the Eerste Divisie in the 2–1 win against Jong Ajax. Six minutes before the final he came on for Elayis Tavşan. [6] On 20 October, he scored his first goal for the club. As a substitute, he saved a point in the 1–1 away match against Jong PSV. [7] On 23 May 2021, Beekman won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC, by beating NAC Breda 1–2 in the final of the play-offs. [8]

Loan to Helmond Sport

On 14 January 2022, Beekman joined Helmond Sport on loan until the end of the season. [9]

TOP Oss

On 25 June 2022, Beekman joined TOP Oss on a one-year deal. [10]

IJsselmeervogels

On 5 July 2023, Beekman signed a two-year contract with IJsselmeervogels in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 August 2021 [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Vitesse 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 4040
2017–18 Tweede Divisie0000
2018–19 Tweede Divisie8181
Total121121
NEC 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 273213 [lower-alpha 1] 0322
2021–22 Eredivisie 000000
Total2732130323
Career total3942130444
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

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