Thomas Beekman (footballer)

Thomas Beekman
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 24)[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
–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 33 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

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

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Vitesse 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 4 0 — — 4 0
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 0 0 — — 0 0
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 8 1 — — 8 1
Total 12 1 — — 12 1
NEC 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 27 3 2 1 3[a] 0 32 2
2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 27 3 2 1 3 0 32 3
Career total 39 4 2 1 3 0 44 4
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b c Thomas Beekman at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.