Philippe Rommens

Philippe Rommens (20 August 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles as a midfielder.[1]

Philippe Rommens
Rommens with Go Ahead Eagles
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997
Place of birth Wommelgem, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles
Number 10
Youth career
KFC Ranst
2002–2006 Lierse
2006–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Jong PSV 55 (2)
2018–2021 TOP Oss 83 (16)
2021– Go Ahead Eagles 65 (7)
International career
2015 Belgium U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

PSV

Rommens is a youth exponent from PSV Eindhoven, who he joined in 2006 together with his brother, Olivier.[2] Before, they had both started out at local club KFC Ranst, and moved to Lierse SK, where they played for four year before starting at the youth academy of PSV.[3]

Rommens made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second tier on 19 September 2014 against Sparta Rotterdam in a 0–2 home defeat.[4] Rommens scored his first goal in professional football on 8 August 2016 in a home game with Jong PSV against Den Bosch – which ended in a 5–4 win.[5] He scored the fourth goal for his team. Rommens played an official match against his brother Olivier for the first time on 9 September, where he with Jong PSV played in the Eerste Divisie again NAC Breda in a 1–1 draw.[6]

TOP Oss

Rommens played for PSV for twelve years, including four seasons – mainly as a substitute – for Jong PSV. A debut in the first team was, however, not in the cards. The club let him leave for TOP Oss on a free transfer in August 2018.[7] There, he almost immediately became a starter. TOP Oss reunited him with his brother Olivier in January 2019.[8]

On 31 July, it was announced that Rommens had suffered an injury which required surgery. He was subsequently sidelined for 3–4 months.[9] He returned to the pitch on 10 November in a 3–0 loss to Excelsior coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute for Kyvon Leidsman.[10][11]

Go Ahead Eagles

On 22 May 2021, it was announced that Rommens had signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles, with an option for an additional season. This meant, that he would join the recently promoted Eredivisie club for the 2021–22 season.[12] He made his debut on 13 August, opening day in the domestic league, in a 1–0 home loss to SC Heerenveen.[13]

Personal

His brother is football player Olivier Rommens, currently playing for TOP Oss.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 December 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 20———20
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 50———50
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 272———272
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 210———210
Total 552———552
TOP Oss 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 33321—2[lower-alpha 1]0374
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 28920——309
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 20400——204
Total 811641—208717
Go Ahead Eagles 2021–22 Eredivisie 18020——200
Career total 1541861002016219
  1. Appearances in the Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs

References
  1. "Belgium - P. Rommens - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  2. "Deze 3 jonge Belgen tekenen profcontract bij PSV" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "NAC Breda middenvelder Olivier Rommens" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. "Jong PSV vs. Sparta Rotterdam - 19 September 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  5. Strater, Ronald (8 August 2016). "Jong PSV wint krankzinnige derby tegen FC Den Bosch: 5-4". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  6. Strater, Ronald (7 September 2016). "Voetbalbroers Rommens lijnrecht tegenover elkaar: 'Jong PSV gaat met borst vooruit naar Breda'". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  7. "Philippe Rommens tekent voor twee seizoenen bij TOP Oss". www.kliknieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  8. "Olivier Rommens vergezelt zijn broer bij TOP Oss". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 4 January 2019.
  9. Van der Doelen, Jaap (31 July 2020). "Blessure houdt TOP Oss-topscorer Philippe Rommens maanden aan de kant". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. De Munter, Kevin (18 November 2020). "Wommelgemnaar Philippe Rommens is terug na operatie en wil knallen bij TOP Oss: "Eerst weer uitblinken, dan pas transfer"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
  11. "Excelsior vs. TOP Oss - 10 november 2020 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
  12. Arentsen, Dennis (22 May 2021). "Derde aanwinst voor GA Eagles, Rommens tekent voor twee jaar in Deventer". de Stentor (in Dutch).
  13. "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Heerenveen - 13 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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