Cornelis "Kees" Henricus Johannes de Boer (born 13 May 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Wales.

Club career

Swansea City

De Boer played youth football for

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

, Ajax and

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

. He made his professional debut for Swansea's first team in a 3–1 home win over Northampton Town at

Liberty Stadium The Swansea.com Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Swansea.com; formerly Liberty Stadium) is an all-seated sports stadium and conferencing venue located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium opened in 2005 and was named the Liberty Stadium. It ...

in the

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. De Boer replaced

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in the 90th minute.

ADO Den Haag

On 2 June 2020, De Boer signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

, after his contract with Swansea had expired. He made his ADO league debut on 13 September 2020 in a 2–0 away loss to

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to th ...

. 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.

VVV-Venlo

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. 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.

International career

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

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's equalizer from his corner kick.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boer, Kees de 2000 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Association football midfielders FC Volendam players AFC Ajax players Swansea City A.F.C. players ADO Den Haag players VVV-Venlo players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Wales Expatriate footballers in Wales People from Volendam Footballers from North Holland