Thomas Beekman (footballer)

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Thomas Beekman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands [2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IJsselmeervogels
Number 7
Youth career
–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)
2022 → Helmond Sport (loan) 17 (3)
2022–2023 TOP Oss 12 (0)
2023– IJsselmeervogels 65 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:17, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

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 40——40
2017–18 Tweede Divisie00——00
2018–19 Tweede Divisie81——81
Total121——121
NEC 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 273213 [a] 0322
2021–22 Eredivisie 0000—00
Total2732130323
Career total3942130444
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Thomas Beekman at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Broek, Danny van den (24 January 2020). "NEC legt Thomas Beekman uit opleiding Vitesse vast". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Ook Thomas Beekman maakt de overstap van Vitesse naar NEC | Hetgeldersevoetbal.nl". Het Gelderse Voetbal (in Dutch). 13 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Onder 15 / Spelerinformatie - Thomas Beekman". vitessejeugd.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Thomas Beekman". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "NEC vs. Ajax II - 11 September 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Scholts, Pim (20 October 2020). "Invaller Beekman redt een punt voor NEC bij Jong PSV". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "NEC verslaat NAC in slotfase en keert na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Thomas Beekman op huurbasis naar Helmond Sport" (Press release) (in Dutch). Helmond Sport. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Beekman vijfde aanwinst TOP Oss" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "DYNAMISCHE MIDDENVELDER BEEKMAN VOOR TWEE JAAR VASTGELEGD" [DYNAMIC MIDFIELDER BEEKMAN COMMITTED FOR TWO YEARS] (in Dutch). IJsselmeervogels. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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