Thomas van Bommel

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Thomas van Bommel
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Meerssen, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sporting Hasselt
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2013 Fortuna Sittard
2013–2016 SV Meerssen
2016–2020 MVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 MVV 48 (1)
2023– Patro Eisden 0 (0)
2024–Sporting Hasselt (loan) 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Thomas van Bommel (born 11 July 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Sporting Hasselt on loan from Patro Eisden.

Club career[edit]

MVV[edit]

Van Bommel made his professional debut for MVV in the Eerste Divisie on 22 September 2020, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Jelle Duin in a 2–0 loss to Den Bosch.[2] On 30 October, he replaced Kai Heerings with four minutes to play against Helmond Sport and scored his first professional goal to equalise in a 1–1 away draw.[3]

Patro Eisden[edit]

On 1 May 2023, it was announced that Van Bommel had signed with Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden, joining the club as a free agent from 1 July 2023.[4][5] After failing to make an appearance for the club, he was sent on loan to Sporting Hasselt for the remainder of the season.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Van Bommel's father is Mark van Bommel, while his maternal grandfather is Bert van Marwijk. The former played for the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, in which the latter was the manager.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 20 April 2024[7]
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MVV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 13 1 1 0 14 1
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 18 0 1 0 19 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 17 0 0 0 17 0
Total 48 1 2 0 50 1
Patro Eisden 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hasselt (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Division 2 10 1 10 1
Career total 58 2 2 0 60 2
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "T. van Bommel – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Den Bosch 2–0 MVV". Soccerway. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Visser, Emil (30 October 2020). "Zoon van Mark van Bommel beleeft glorieus moment met eerste treffer" [Mark van Bommel's son experiences glorious moment with first goal]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ Kapteijns, Jeroen (1 May 2023). "Ook zoon Van Bommel verkast naar België". de Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. ^ Standaert, Thomas (1 May 2023). "Thomas van Bommel, zoon van Antwerp-coach Mark, kiest voor nieuwe uitdaging in Belgisch tweede klasse". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ ""Jullie hadden gebeld?": Sporting Hasselt kondigt transfer van zoon van Mark van Bommel aan met ludiek filmpje". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ Thomas van Bommel at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2023.