Kees de Boer
.jpg) De Boer in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornelis Henricus Johannes de Boer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Volendam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Volendam | ||
| 2011–2017 | Ajax | ||
| 2017–2020 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | VVV-Venlo | 67 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Ternana | 57 | (1) |
| 2025– | Salernitana | 27 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 | |||
Cornelis Henricus Johannes "Kees" de Boer (born 13 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group C club Salernitana.
Club career
[edit]Swansea City
[edit]De Boer played youth football for FC Volendam, Ajax and Swansea City. He made his professional debut for Swansea's first team in a 3–1 home win over Northampton Town at Liberty Stadium in the EFL Cup. De Boer replaced Yan Dhanda in the 90th minute.[2]
ADO Den Haag
[edit]On 2 June 2020, De Boer signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag, after his contract with Swansea had expired.[3] He made his ADO league debut on 13 September 2020 in a 2–0 away loss to Heracles Almelo.[4]
After a disastrous season, in which ADO finished bottom of the league and suffered relegation to the Eerste Divisie, De Boer exercised a relegation option in his contract to leave the club as a free agent.[5]
VVV-Venlo
[edit]De Boer joined VVV-Venlo, who had suffered relegation alongside ADO, on 6 July 2021, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional season.[6] He was in the starting lineup on his debut for the club, a 2–2 home draw on the opening day of the 2021–22 season.[7]
De Boer left VVV at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended.[8]
Ternana
[edit]On 15 September 2023, De Boer officially joined Italian side Ternana on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract with the club, with an option for another season.[9][10]
International career
[edit]De Boer is a Netherlands youth international, having gained two caps at under-15 level. On 10 February 2015, he made his debut for the Netherlands U15 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Serbia U15, providing the assist for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp's equalizer from his corner kick.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 June 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ADO Den Haag | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 40 | 7 | ||
| Total | 67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 73 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Meijer, Chris (1 October 2019). "'In dat opzicht is het vertrek bij Ajax wel goed geweest, ja'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Kees de Boer tekent voor twee jaar in Cars Jeans Stadion". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "ADO Den Haag begint competitie met nederlaag in Almelo". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Oevelen, Wesley (2 July 2021). "Gratis vertrek Kees de Boer zegt alles over kansloze situatie ADO Den Haag". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "Middenvelder De Boer naar Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ "VVV-Venlo speelt gelijk tegen NAC bij rentree in eerste divisie". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "VVV-Venlo neemt afscheid van tien spelers". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mercato: ingaggiato il centrocampista olandese Kees de Boer". Ternana Calcio (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Calciomercato Ternana, ufficiale l'arrivo di Kees de Boer". TerniToday (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Gelijkspel voor Onder 15". OnsOranje (in Dutch). 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Kees de Boer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Kees de Boer at WorldFootball.net
- Kees de Boer at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Volendam players
- AFC Ajax players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- ADO Den Haag players
- VVV-Venlo players
- Ternana Calcio players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Footballers from Volendam
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen