Finn van Breemen (born 25 February 2003) is a Dutch professional

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who plays a

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for

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club Basel.

Career

Van Breemen joined the academy at

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in 2012. He is a left footed central defender who can also play at left back although that is not his favourite position. He made his Eerste Divisie debut on the 6 May, 2022 against

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. He described it as a “dream come true” but acknowledged the step up in pace and the change in atmosphere from youth age football. June 2022, he signed his first contract with ADO Den Haag, which would have kept him with the club until the summer of 2024, with the option of an extra year. On 20 June 2023, van Breemen signed for

club Basel on a four-year deal. He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach

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. After playing in three test games van Breemen played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the

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on 22 July as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen. He immediately became regular starter and remained regular in, the starting eleven even after the change of head coach to

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. He scored his first goal for his new team in the home game in the

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on 30 July. It was his team's first goal of the match, in the 41st minute, as Basel went on to win 5–2 against Winterthur.

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External links

Profile at FCB archiv
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Breemen, Finn van 2003 births Living people People from Pijnacker-Nootdorp Footballers from South Holland Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders DHC Delft players ADO Den Haag players FC Basel players Eerste Divisie players Swiss Super League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland