Philippe Rommens (born 20 August 1997) is a Belgian professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for Hungarian
Nemzeti Bajnokság I club
Ferencváros.
Career
PSV
Rommens is a youth exponent from
PSV Eindhoven, who he joined in 2006 together with his brother,
Olivier. Before, they had both started out at local club KFC Ranst, and moved to
Lierse SK
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...
, where they played for four years before starting at the youth academy of PSV.
Rommens made his professional debut for
Jong PSV
Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season.
History
Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...
in the second-tier
Eerste Divisie on 19 September 2014, replacing
Andjelo Rudović in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...
. Rommens scored his first goal in professional football on 8 August 2016 in a home game against
Den Bosch which ended in a 5–4 win. He played an official match against his brother Olivier for the first time on 9 September, where he with Jong PSV played in the Eerste Divisie against
NAC Breda
NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...
in a 1–1 draw.
TOP Oss
Rommens played for PSV for twelve years, including four seasons—mainly as a substitute—for Jong PSV. A debut in the first team was, however, not in the cards. The club let him leave for
TOP Oss on a free transfer in August 2018. There, he almost immediately became a starter. TOP Oss reunited him with his brother Olivier in January 2019.
On 31 July, it was announced that Rommens had suffered an injury which required surgery. He was subsequently sidelined for three to four months. He returned to the pitch on 10 November in a 3–0 loss to
Excelsior coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute for
Kyvon Leidsman.
Go Ahead Eagles
On 22 May 2021, it was announced that Rommens had signed a two-year contract with
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...
, with an option for an additional season. This meant, that he would join the recently promoted
Eredivisie club for the
2021–22 season. He made his debut on 13 August, opening day in the domestic league, in a 1–0 home loss to
SC Heerenveen.
Ferencváros
On 11 July 2024,
Hungarian NB1 club
Ferencváros signed Rommens. The fee and contract length were undisclosed.
Personal
His brother is football player
Olivier Rommens, currently playing for
Vancouver FC.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Individual
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Eredivisie Team of the Month:
November 2022
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rommens, Olivier
1997 births
Living people
Belgian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Belgium men's youth international footballers
Go Ahead Eagles players
Lierse S.K. players
Jong PSV players
PSV Eindhoven players
TOP Oss players
Ferencvárosi TC footballers
Eerste Divisie players
Eredivisie players
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary