Tom van Weert

Tom van Weert (born 7 June 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for AaB in the Danish Superliga. He formerly played for FC Den Bosch, Excelsior and FC Groningen.

Tom van Weert
Personal information
Full name Tom van Weert
Date of birth (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990
Place of birth Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 AaB
Number 9
Youth career
RKVV Sint-Michielsgestel
Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Den Bosch 97 (41)
2014–2016 Excelsior 64 (24)
2016–2018 Groningen 48 (17)
2018– AaB 56 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2020

Club career

Den Bosch

Van Weert made his debut in professional football in the Eerste Divisie (second-tier) for FC Den Bosch on 5 December 2008 in a match against PEC Zwolle.[1] On 6 March 2009, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–7 win over FC Eindhoven.[2] However, it was not until the 2010–11 season that he managed to grow into a regular starter for the club. Van Weert suffered a serious injury during a match against FC Eindhoven on 28 April 2013, with the MRI scan revealing that he had torn off his anterior cruciate ligament.[3] Due to this injury, he was only able to make his comeback in the play-offs of the 2013–14 season.

Excelsior

On 10 June 2014, Excelsior announced that they had signed van Weert on a transfer. At Excelsior, he took over after Lars Veldwijk who had moved to Nottingham Forest.[4] He made his debut for the Rotterdam club in the first game of the season, on 9 August against NAC Breda, match which finished 1–1.[5] A week later, he scored his first goal for Excelsior against Go Ahead Eagles.[6] Van Weert played two seasons for Excelsior, who both years finished in fifteenth place in the Eredivisie, one place ahead of relegation. He contributed avoiding relegation by scoring thirteen and eleven goals, respectively, in his two seasons there.[7]

Groningen

Van Weert signed a three-year contract with FC Groningen in June 2016, coming over on a free.[8] He made 112 appearances for the club, in which he scored 41 goals.[9]

AaB

On 29 August 2019, van Weert signed a three-year contract with Danish Superliga club AaB.[9] He later revealed that he also had offers from Portuguese club Sporting CP, but that chaotic circumstances in the club meant that the move did not go through.[10][11]

Career statistics
As of match played on 1 November 2020[12][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 1420000142
2009–10 1000000100
2010–11 206103[lower-alpha 1]0246
2011–12 2015226[lower-alpha 1]12818
2012–13 321842003620
2013–14 10002[lower-alpha 1]030
Total 97417411111546
Excelsior 2014–15 Eredivisie 321343003616
2015–16 321124003415
Total 642467007031
Groningen 2016–17 Eredivisie 155212[lower-alpha 2]0196
2017–18 311220203512
2018–19 20000020
Total 481741405618
AaB 2018–19 Danish Superliga 2581100269
2019–20 241041002811
2020–21 73000073
Total 562152006123
Career total 2651042214151302118
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs

References
  1. "Den Bosch vs. PEC Zwolle - 5 December 2008". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "Eindhoven vs. Den Bosch - 6 March 2009". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "Tom van Weert, FC Den Bosch: 'Focus nu op herstel, rest is bijzaak'". www.fckruisband.nl (in Dutch). 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. "Tom van Weert van FC Den Bosch naar Excelsior". Omroep Brabant. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. "Excelsior en NAC Breda in evenwicht" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 9 August 2014.
  6. "Go Ahead Eagles verliest bij Excelsior ondanks goal keeper". Nu.nl. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. Tom van Weert at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. "Tom van Weert voor drie jaar naar FC Groningen". FOX Sports. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. Estrup, Rasmus (29 August 2018). "AaB TV: Tom van Weert - ny AaB-angriber". AaB Fodbold. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. Risager, Victor (23 July 2020). "Tom van Weert var tæt på portugisisk storklub før AaB-skifte" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. Reuters (15 May 2018). "Sporting players, staff attacked by hooded supporters at training ground". Diario AS. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. "Tom van Weert » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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