Thomas van Bommel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Meerssen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2013–2016 | Meerssen | ||
| 2016–2020 | MVV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | MVV | 48 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Patro Eisden | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sporting Hasselt (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Bocholt (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Tongeren | 26 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas van Bommel (born 11 July 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]MVV
[edit]Van Bommel made his professional debut for MVV in the Eerste Divisie on 22 September 2020, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Jelle Duin in a 2–0 loss to Den Bosch.[2] On 30 October, he replaced Kai Heerings with four minutes to play against Helmond Sport and scored his first professional goal to equalise in a 1–1 away draw.[3]
Patro Eisden
[edit]On 1 May 2023, it was announced that Van Bommel had signed with Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, joining the club as a free agent from 1 July 2023.[4][5] After failing to make an appearance for the club, he was sent on loan to Sporting Hasselt for the remainder of the season.[6]
In July 2024, Van Bommel was sent on a one-season loan to Bocholt VV.[7] He missed most of the 2024–25 season with a groin injury, ultimately appearing only in the final four matches.[8][9]
Tongeren
[edit]Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Van Bommel joined Belgian Division 2 club Tongeren, filling the central-midfield vacancy left by the departure of Oleg Kuchinska.[9]
In September 2026, he announced his provisional retirement from football due to a recurring injury.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Van Bommel's father is Mark van Bommel, and his younger brother is Ruben van Bommel, while his maternal grandfather is Bert van Marwijk. His father played for the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, in which van Marwijk was the manager.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 April 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MVV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Patro Eisden | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasselt (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Bocholt (loan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Division 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tongeren | 2025–26 | Belgian Division 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Career total | 91 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "T. van Bommel – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ↑ "Den Bosch 2–0 MVV". Soccerway. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- 1 2 Visser, Emil (30 October 2020). "Zoon van Mark van Bommel beleeft glorieus moment met eerste treffer" [Mark van Bommel's son experiences glorious moment with first goal]. De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ Kapteijns, Jeroen (1 May 2023). "Ook zoon Van Bommel verkast naar België". de Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Standaert, Thomas (1 May 2023). "Thomas van Bommel, zoon van Antwerp-coach Mark, kiest voor nieuwe uitdaging in Belgisch tweede klasse". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Belgian Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ↑ ""Jullie hadden gebeld?": Sporting Hasselt kondigt transfer van zoon van Mark van Bommel aan met ludiek filmpje". Het Belang van Limburg (in Belgian Dutch). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ↑ Gielen, Frank (26 July 2024). "Thomas Van Bommel, zoekt andere oorden op". SA | Sportactua (in Belgian Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ Mertens, Rob; Schepers, Arno; Stienissen, Eddy (31 August 2024). "Bocholt-aanwinst Van Bommel voor lange tijd out? Ook deze pechvogels missen de competitiestart". Het Nieuwsblad (in Belgian Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- 1 2 Gielen, Frank (2 August 2025). "Thomas Van Bommel: "KSK Tongeren is een toffe club!"". SA | Sportactua (in Belgian Dutch). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Van De Veire, Jonas (24 September 2026). ""Papa bondscoach en mijn broer international... Dat had ik nooit geloofd": de bijzondere 24 uur van de familie Van Bommel". Sporza (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ Thomas van Bommel at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Meerssen
- Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Fortuna Sittard players
- SV Meerssen players
- MVV Maastricht players
- Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players
- Sporting Hasselt players
- Bocholt VV players
- KSK Tongeren players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian Division 2 players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen