Thomas Beekman (footballer)

Thomas Beekman (born 23 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for amateur side IJsselmeervogels.

Thomas Beekman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IJsselmeervogels
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2010 SML
2010–2013 Vitesse/AGOVV
2013–2019 Vitesse
2019–2020 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2023

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]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Vitesse 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 40——40
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 00——00
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 81——81
Total 121——121
NEC 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 273213[lower-alpha 1]0322
2021–22 Eredivisie 0000—00
Total 2732130323
Career total 3942130444
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References
  1. Thomas Beekman at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  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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