Tom van Weert

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Tom van Weert
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Volos
Number 9
Youth career
RKVV Sint-Michielsgestel
Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Den Bosch 97 (41)
2014–2016 Excelsior 64 (24)
2016–2018 Groningen 48 (17)
2018–2021 AaB 81 (27)
2021– Volos 24 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2022

Tom van Weert (born 7 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Volos.

Club career[]

Den Bosch[]

Van Weert made his debut in professional football in the Eerste Divisie (second-tier) for FC Den Bosch on 5 December 2008 in a match against PEC Zwolle.[1] On 6 March 2009, he scored his first senior goal in a 7–1 win over FC Eindhoven.[2] In the 2010–11 season he grew into a regular starter for the club. Van Weert suffered a serious injury during a match against FC Eindhoven on 28 April 2013, with the MRI scan revealing that he had torn off his anterior cruciate ligament.[3] Due to this injury, he was only able to make his comeback in the play-offs of the 2013–14 season.

Excelsior[]

On 10 June 2014, Excelsior announced that they had signed van Weert on a transfer. At Excelsior, he took over after Lars Veldwijk who had moved to Nottingham Forest.[4] He made his debut for the Rotterdam club in the first game of the season, on 9 August against NAC Breda, match which finished 1–1.[5] A week later, he scored his first goal for Excelsior against Go Ahead Eagles.[6] Van Weert played two seasons for Excelsior, who both years finished in fifteenth place in the Eredivisie, one place ahead of relegation. He contributed avoiding relegation by scoring thirteen and eleven goals, respectively, in his two seasons there.[7]

Groningen[]

Van Weert signed a three-year contract with Groningen in June 2016, coming over on a free.[8] He made 112 appearances for the club, in which he scored 41 goals.[9]

AaB[]

On 29 August 2019, van Weert signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club AaB.[9] He later revealed that he also had offers from Portuguese club Sporting CP, but that chaotic circumstances in the club meant that the move did not go through.[10][11]

Volos[]

On 25 June 2021, Van Weert was announced by the Greek top-level club Volos.[12] By early January 2022, he had emerged as his team's leader, having scored ten goalsand leading the top scorers table.[13]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 February 2022[14][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Den Bosch 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 14 2 — — 14 2
2009–10 11 0 1 0 1[a] 0 13 0
2010–11 20 6 1 0 3[a] 0 24 6
2011–12 20 15 2 2 6[a] 1 28 18
2012–13 32 17 4 2 — 36 19
2013–14 1 0 — 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 98 40 8 4 12 1 118 45
Excelsior 2014–15 Eredivisie 32 13 4 3 — 36 16
2015–16 32 11 2 4 — 34 15
Total 64 24 6 7 — 70 31
Groningen 2016–17 Eredivisie 15 5 2 1 2[b] 0 19 6
2017–18 31 12 2 0 — 33 12
2018–19 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 48 17 4 1 2 0 54 18
AaB 2018–19 Danish Superliga 25 8 3 3 — 28 11
2019–20 24 10 5 1 — 29 11
2020–21 32 9 2 0 — 34 9
Total 81 27 10 4 — 91 31
Volos 2021–22 Superleague Greece 20 13 3 0 — 23 13
Career total 312 121 31 16 14 1 356 138
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Den Bosch vs. PEC Zwolle - 5 December 2008". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Eindhoven vs. Den Bosch - 6 March 2009". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom van Weert, FC Den Bosch: 'Focus nu op herstel, rest is bijzaak'". www.fckruisband.nl (in Dutch). 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom van Weert van FC Den Bosch naar Excelsior". Omroep Brabant. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Excelsior en NAC Breda in evenwicht" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 9 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Go Ahead Eagles verliest bij Excelsior ondanks goal keeper". Nu.nl. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b Tom van Weert at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Tom van Weert voor drie jaar naar FC Groningen". FOX Sports. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b Estrup, Rasmus (29 August 2018). "AaB TV: Tom van Weert - ny AaB-angriber". AaB Fodbold. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ Risager, Victor (23 July 2020). "Tom van Weert var tæt på portugisisk storklub før AaB-skifte" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ^ Reuters (15 May 2018). "Sporting players, staff attacked by hooded supporters at training ground". Diario AS. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Στον Βόλο ο Ολλανδός Τομ Φαν Βέερτ" [In Volos the Dutchman Tom Van Weert] (in Greek). Volos F. C. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Ο "καυτός" Φαν Βερτ πετάει φωτιές και απειλεί Ελ Αραμπί - Καρλίτος". www.sport24.gr. 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Tom van Weert » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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