Tom Overtoom

Thomas "Tom" Overtoom (born 20 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Telstar.

Ajax
Overtoom grew up in the neighbourhood of Watergraafsmeer, Amsterdam, and started his football career in 1998 for SV de Meer, before moving to SV Diemen the following year. He only stayed their for another year, before joining the youth academy of Ajax. During his years in the academy, he was chosen multiple times as the best player, such as at the 2002 Danone Nations Cup in France.

In July 2009, Overtoom was sent on a one-season loan to Haarlem, who were then competing in the Eerste Divisie. During his time at Haarlem, Overtoom made 13 appearances for the first team, including his professional debut on 11 September 2009, in a 4–1 home loss to Helmond Sport. However, on 22 January 2010, he requested to return to Ajax before Haarlem faced bankruptcy. Towards the end of January 2011, Overtoom was included in the matchday squad for the away game against NAC Breda. He had been assigned the jersey number 52 for the 2010–11 season. Despite being part of the first team's match selection once, he failed to make an appearance. In 2011, Ajax made the decision not to extend his expiring contract, and he departed the club as a free agent.

Sparta Rotterdam
On 21 June 2011, Overtoom signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Sparta Rotterdam. He scored two goals in 15 appearances during his only season at the club, before deciding to terminate his contract by mutual consent.

Veendam
On 1 August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Veendam. Due to the bankruptcy of the club in March 2013, as it later turned out, he would score the last professional goal in the club's history during the match against FC Oss on 15 March 2013, which they won 2–1. After that, he maintained his fitness at Groningen, attracting interest from various domestic and foreign clubs.

Volendam
In June 2013, Overtoom joined Volendam on a two-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2013, the first matchday of the season, starting and providing an assist in a 3–2 away victory against Almere City, in which Robert Mühren scored a hat-trick. In his first season, he was named Player of the Year. However, in his second year at the club, he played less than half of the matches due to a hip injury. On 1 July 2015, he became a free agent as he chose not to renew his contract with Volendam.

Excelsior
In July 2015, Overtoom signed a one-year contract with Excelsior, with an option for an additional season. After making only four appearances during six months at the club, he was sent on loan to Emmen in January 2016.

Almere City and NEC
In July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Almere City. In the summer of 2018, he followed his coach Jack de Gier to NEC, where he signed a three-year contract. On 17 August, he made his debut for the club in a home game against Cambuur. On 4 November, he scored his first goal for NEC in a 3–1 home victory against Jong AZ. On 12 June 2020, his contract, which still had one year remaining, was terminated by NEC by mutual consent.

Telstar
On 19 November 2020, he signed for Telstar as a free agent, after having convinced during trials. He made his debut for the club on 4 December, replacing Sven van Doorm in the 89th minute of a 2–1 home loss to Cambuur. He emerged as a pivotal player for the club, featuring in 32 matches, 30 of which he started, during the 2022–23 season. His contributions aided Telstar to a ninth-place finish in the table – their highest since 2018 and the second-best result since 2005.

On 29 May 2024, Overtoom extended his contract with Telstar by one season, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2025.