Tom van Weert

Tom van Weert

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	AEK Athens
Number	9
Youth career
	RKVV Sint-Michielsgestel
	Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Den Bosch	97	(41)
2014–2016	Excelsior	64	(24)
2016–2018	Groningen	48	(17)
2018–2021	AaB	91	(31)
2021–2022	Volos	34	(18)
2022–	AEK Athens	19	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:48, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Tom van Weert (born 7 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club AEK Athens.

Career

Den Bosch

Van Weert made his debut in professional football in the Eerste Divisie (second-tier) for Den Bosch on 5 December 2008 in a match against PEC Zwolle. ^[1] On 6 March 2009, he scored his first senior goal in a 7–1 win over Eindhoven. ^[2] In the 2010–11 season he grew into a regular starter for the club. Van Weert suffered a serious injury during a match against Eindhoven on 28 April 2013, with the MRI scan revealing that he had torn off his anterior cruciate ligament. ^[3] Due to this injury, he was only able to make his comeback in the play-offs of the 2013–14 season.

Excelsior

On 10 June 2014, Excelsior announced that they had signed van Weert on a transfer. At Excelsior, he took over after Lars Veldwijk who had moved to Nottingham Forest. ^[4] He made his debut for the Rotterdam club in the first game of the season, on 9 August against NAC Breda, match which finished 1–1. ^[5] A week later, he scored his first goal for Excelsior against Go Ahead Eagles. ^[6] Van Weert played two seasons for Excelsior, who both years finished in fifteenth place in the Eredivisie, one place ahead of relegation. He contributed avoiding relegation by scoring thirteen and eleven goals, respectively, in his two seasons there. ^[7]

Groningen

Van Weert signed a three-year contract with Groningen in June 2016, coming over on a free. ^[8] He made 112 appearances for the club, in which he scored 41 goals. ^[9]

AaB

On 29 August 2019, van Weert signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club AaB. ^[9] He later revealed that he also had offers from Portuguese club Sporting CP, but that chaotic circumstances in the club meant that the move did not go through. ^{[10] [11]}

Volos

On 25 June 2021, Van Weert was announced by the Greek top-level club Volos. ^[12] By early January 2022, he had emerged as his team's leader, having scored ten goals and leading the top scorers table. ^[13]

AEK Athens

On 7 September 2022, he joined the Greek giants AEK Athens on a two-year deal. ^[14] On 11 September, he made his debut with the club, coming off as a substitute in a match against rivals Panathinaikos. ^[15] 11 days after his debut, he suffered a fracture, that would put him aside for two months. ^[16] He returned in action on 16 December in a cup game against Kifisia, where he scored his first goal for AEK, from the penalty spot. ^[17] On the 21st, he came off as a substitute in the 60th minute, in a match against Lamia, that was still 0–0. He scored a brace helping his team secure the victory. ^[18] This led to coach Matías Almeyda, having no other option but to start him in the next game against Volos, his previous club, where he scored again. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2023 ^{[20] [7]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Den Bosch	2008–09	Eerste Divisie	14	2	—		—		14	2
	2009–10		11	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	13	0
	2010–11		20	6	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	24	6
	2011–12		20	15	2	2	6 [lower-alpha 2]	1	28	18
	2012–13		32	17	4	2	—		36	19
	2013–14		1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	Total		98	40	8	4	12	1	118	45
Excelsior	2014–15	Eredivisie	32	13	4	3	—		36	16
	2015–16		32	11	2	4	—		34	15
	Total		64	24	6	7	—		70	31
Groningen	2016–17	Eredivisie	15	5	2	1	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	6
	2017–18		31	12	2	0	—		33	12
	2018–19		2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		48	17	4	1	2	0	54	18
AaB	2018–19	Danish Superliga	25	8	3	3	—		28	11
	2019–20		24	10	5	1	—		29	11
	2020–21		32	9	2	0	—		34	9
	Total		81	27	10	4	—		91	31
Volos	2021–22	Super League Greece	31	17	3	0	—		34	17
	2022–23		3	1	—		—		3	1
	Total		34	18	3	0	—		37	18
AEK Athens	2022–23	Super League Greece	13	5	4	1	—		17	6
Career total			339	129	35	17	14	1	387	148

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, Greek Cup
2. Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs

Honours

AEK Athens

• Super League Greece: 2022–23
• Greek Cup: 2022–23

Individual

• Volos Player of the Season: 2021–22 ^[21]
• Super League Greece Top scorer: 2021–22
• Super League Greece Player of the Month: December 2022 ^[22]
• Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2021–22 ^[23]

References

1. "Den Bosch vs. PEC Zwolle - 5 December 2008". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
2. "Eindhoven vs. Den Bosch - 6 March 2009". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
3. "Tom van Weert, FC Den Bosch: 'Focus nu op herstel, rest is bijzaak'". www.fckruisband.nl (in Dutch). 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
4. "Tom van Weert van FC Den Bosch naar Excelsior". Omroep Brabant. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
5. "Excelsior en NAC Breda in evenwicht" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 9 August 2014.
6. "Go Ahead Eagles verliest bij Excelsior ondanks goal keeper". Nu.nl. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
7. Tom van Weert at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
8. "Tom van Weert voor drie jaar naar FC Groningen". FOX Sports. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
9. Estrup, Rasmus (29 August 2018). "AaB TV: Tom van Weert - ny AaB-angriber". AaB Fodbold . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
10. Risager, Victor (23 July 2020). "Tom van Weert var tæt på portugisisk storklub før AaB-skifte" (in Danish). Tipsbladet . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
11. Reuters (15 May 2018). "Sporting players, staff attacked by hooded supporters at training ground". Diario AS . Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
12. "Στον Βόλο ο Ολλανδός Τομ Φαν Βέερτ" [In Volos the Dutchman Tom Van Weert] (in Greek). Volos F. C. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
13. "Ο "καυτός" Φαν Βερτ πετάει φωτιές και απειλεί Ελ Αραμπί - Καρλίτος". www.sport24.gr. 9 January 2021.
14. "ΑΕΚ μεταγραφές: Επίσημα στους κιτρινόμαυρους ο Φαν Βερτ". www.sport24.gr. 7 September 2022.
15. Σακελλαρίου, Γιώργος (11 September 2022). "Παναθηναϊκός-ΑΕΚ 2-1: Πήρε τη ντερμπάρα με ανατροπή και μένει ρετιρέ! (videos-photos)". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
16. "ΑΕΚ: Θλάση Β΄ βαθμού ο Φαν Βέερτ". www.zougla.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
17. "Πρώτο γκολ του Φαν Βερτ με τη φανέλα της ΑΕΚ για το 2-0 με εκτέλεση πέναλτι". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
18. "ΑΕΚ - Λαμία 3-0: Ο Φαν Βερτ ήρθε από τον πάγκο και 'συστήθηκε' στην OPAP Arena με δύο γκολ". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
19. "Βόλος - ΑΕΚ 0-3: Σκόραρε και ο Φαν Βερτ! (vid) | Novasports". www.novasports.gr/ (in Greek). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
20. "Tom van Weert » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
21. "Interwetten Player of the Club του Βόλου o Τομ Φαν Βεερτ". Super League (in Greek). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
22. TEAM, ΦΩΣ. "Super League: Παίκτης του μήνα ο Τομ Φαν Βέερτ (pic)". Fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
23. "ΠΣΑΠΠ: Η κορυφαία 11άδα της Superleague την περσινή σεζόν - Τρεις παίκτες από τον ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα!". SDNA (in Greek). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

External links

• Tom van Weert at WorldFootball.net
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Profile and latest matches at Whoscored.com (in English)