Thomas Beelen (born 11 June 2001) is a Dutch professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Feyenoord.
Career
Beelen made his league debut in the
Eredivisie on 23 April 2022 in a 2–0 win away against
RKC Waalwijk. Soon after this he made his home league debut in the Eredivisie starting in a 2–1 defeat against
PSV Eindhoven at the
MAC³PARK Stadion. In June 2022, Beelen signed a professional contract with PEC Zwolle despite their relegation to the
Eerste Divisie.
On 8 July 2023,
PEC Zwolle and
Feyenoord both announced that the clubs had agreed Beelen's transfer to Feyenoord and the full details would be announced when the transfer was fully finalized. Two days later, the transfer was finalized. He made his debut in August 2023, against
Fortuna Sittard. That season he also made his debut for Feyenoord in the
UEFA Champions League.
Career statistics
Honours
Feyenoord
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KNVB Cup
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:
2023–24
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Johan Cruyff Shield
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:
2024
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
People from Harderwijk
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Gelderland
Men's association football defenders
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
FC Twente players
VVOG players
PEC Zwolle players
Feyenoord players
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