Benjamin van den Broek
Benjamin van den Broek (born 21 September 1987) is a New Zealand international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Koninklijke HFC in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin van den Broek | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Koninklijke HFC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unitas '59 | |||
| –1998 | ESV | ||
| 1998–2003 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 2003–2008 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | NAC Breda | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Haarlem | 57 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | FC Den Bosch | 117 | (16) |
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Barrow | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Telstar | 49 | (4) |
| 2018 | Koninklijke HFC | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 275 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Born in Geleen, van den Broek has played for clubs in the Netherlands, England and Romania.
He represented New Zealand at international level.
Club career
He started his career with NAC Breda, but made no Eredivisie appearances for the club. In 2008, he moved to HFC Haarlem, where he made 57 appearances in the Eerste Divisie, scoring 10 goals.
After Haarlem went bust in January 2010, Van den Broek was left without a club. Despite attracting interest from Lierse SK of Belgium and FC Den Bosch,[1] he signed for English League Two club Shrewsbury Town on 12 February until the end of the season.[2] He made his debut on 6 March, replacing Jamie Cureton for the last 25 minutes of a 0–3 defeat at Grimsby Town.[3] His first start came a week later in his first game at the New Meadow, lasting 73 minutes before being replaced by Steve Leslie in a 0–1 defeat to Rochdale.[4] He scored his only goal for the club in a 2–3 home defeat against Morecambe on 1 May.[5] Later that month, he signed a new one-year contract.[6]
He signed a contract with Dutch club Den Bosch in spring 2011. On 2 February 2015, Van den Broek signed with Romanian Liga I side Universitatea Cluj.[7]
In August 2015, Van den Broek signed for Conference side Barrow on a deal until the end of the season. However, in January 2016, Van den Broek left by mutual consent and went on to sign a two and a half year contract at Dutch side Telstar.
International career
On 8 March 2015, Van den Broek was called into the New Zealand national football team to play a friendly against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson. He qualified through his mother, who is from New Zealand.[8] He made his debut in the match in Seoul on 31 March, replacing Bill Tuiloma for the final ten minutes of a 0–1 defeat.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 31 March 2019[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NAC Breda | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Haarlem | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 |
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Haarlem total | 57 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2009–10 | League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Shrewsbury total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Den Bosch | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Den Bosch total | 117 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 16 | ||
| Universitatea Cluj | 2014–15 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Barrow | 2015–16 | National League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Telstar | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Telstar total | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Koninklijke | 2017–18 | Tweede Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 275 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 295 | 32 | ||
References
- "Town go Dutch with midfield ace". Shropshire Star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- "Shrewsbury sign Benjamin van den Broek". BBC Sport. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- "Grimsby 3 - 0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- "Shrewsbury 0 - 1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- "Shrewsbury 2–3 Morecambe". BBC News. 1 May 2010.
- "Benjamin van den Broek staying at Shrewsbury Town". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- Groenendijk haalt weer twee oude bekenden naar Cluj (Dutch). Voetbal International. 2 February 2015.
- "New-look All Whites squad named for Korea trip". Radio New Zealand. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- "Late winner hurts All Whites". New Zealand Football. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- "B. van den Broek". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- Van den Broek maakt overstap naar SC Telstar, tjerkstramedia.nl, 7 January 2016
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Benjamin van den Broek's Shrewsbury at Soccerbase
- Benjamin van den Broek at Soccerway