Benjamin Reemst (born 29 March 2000) is a Dutch former professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Youth, ADO and Dordrecht

Reemst played at the youth levels of

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and

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, before making the move to

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 ...

in 2018. There, he became

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of the U-21 side. On 7 March 2022, he made his professional debut, playing 82 minutes in a 6–3 loss to

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax (; ), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is a Dutch association football team. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional foot ...

, in which he assisted Ricardo Kishna's goal. After making a further 8 appearances for Den Haag, Reemst signed for

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

on an initial two-year contract with an option of a further year. He made his debut for Dordrecht in a 2–0 loss to

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

. He did not play in the 2023–24 season due to an undisclosed injury.

Haka, Maassluis and ASWH

On 16 August 2024, Reemst signed with Finnish

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

club

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on a deal for the rest of the season with a one-year option. On 30 January 2025, he signed for

Excelsior Maassluis Excelsior Maassluis is a football club from Maassluis, Netherlands, founded in 1918. The club's home ground is the 5,000 capacity arena known as Sportpark Dijkpolder. History Excelsior won the Hoofdklasse of 2013 and became champions of the T ...

.BENJAMIN REEMST PER DIRECT NAAR EXCELSIOR MAASSLUIS
excelsiormaassluis.nl, 30 January 2025 Here he made his first official goal in a main league system. In June 2025, he signed with

Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River (with Alblasserdam and Papendrecht on the other side). T ...

-side

ASWH ASWH, short for Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, is an association football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1929. It won section championships in 1949, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1883, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, a ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reemst, Benjamin 2000 births Living people Dutch men's footballers ADO Den Haag players FC Dordrecht players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football midfielders FC Haka players Veikkausliiga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Excelsior Maassluis players