Tom Boere (born 24 November 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for NAC Breda in the Eerste Divisie.

Tom Boere
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
NAC Breda
Number 19
Youth career
1997–1999 VV Terneuzen
1999–2006 Gent
2006–2011 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Gent 3 (0)
2013–2014Hoogstraten (loan) 21 (6)
2014–2016 Eindhoven 50 (12)
2016–2017 FC Oss 38 (33)
2017–2019 Twente 63 (21)
2019–2020 KFC Uerdingen 05 21 (9)
2020–2021 Türkgücü München 9 (2)
2021–2021 SV Meppen 19 (2)
2021–2023 Cambuur 35 (6)
2023– NAC Breda 32 (4)
International career
2009 Netherlands U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Breda, Netherlands, Tom Boere grew up in Terneuzen[2] and began his footballing career in Ghent, Belgium, playing in the youth teams of KAA Gent as a striker, before being recruited by Ajax to join their youth team. Having served as a striker for the Jong Ajax team, Boere made his debut and only appearance for the senior side for Ajax in the 2011–12 season, in a friendly match against Go Ahead Eagles from Deventer on 10 November 2011. He scored the last goal in a 3–1 home win having come on as 70th-minute substitute for Dmitri Bulykin. He made no appearances in a regular season or cup match for the senior squad, and subsequently transferred to Gent as a free transfer in the winter transfer window.[3][4]

Gent

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Boere returned to Gent, where he spent much of his youth career, during the winter transfer window of the 2011–12 season on a free transfer from Ajax. He made his senior debut in Belgium coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Rafinha in the home match against Zulte Waregem on 21 January 2012, a 0–0 draw.[5] During the 2013–14 season, he played on loan for Hoogstraten in the Belgian Second Division.

Eindhoven and Oss

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In June 2014, Boere signed a three-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven.[6] He moved to FC Oss in summer 2016.[7] He managed to score 33 goals in 38 appearances for the club, winning the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie Golden Boot.[8]

Twente

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In June 2017, Boere signed a three-year contract with Twente, who had finished seventh in the Eredivisie the year before. He was set to be the replacement of Enes Ünal, who had left after his loan deal expired.[9]

Türkgücü

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On 27 July 2020, Boere joined Türkgücü München.[10] His coach Alexander Schmidt initially utilised him next to the consistently efficient Petar Slišković in the centre of attack. After three goals in seven games, Sercan Sararer was briefly moved forward from the attacking midfield before Mounir Bouziane, another newcomer, finally removed the Dutchman completely from seeing the field.

SV Meppen

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After the investor of Türkgücü Munich, Hasan Kivran, announced his withdrawal at the end of December 2020 and thus left the future of the club in uncertainty,[11] 28-year-old Boere moved to league rivals SV Meppen in early-January 2021 – a team which had scored the sixth fewest goals in the league at the time. He signed a contract until the end of the season.[12] He made his debut for the club on 9 January in a 1–0 win over 1. FC Saarbrücken, playing the entire match.[13] On 19 February, Boere scored his first goal for the club which secured a 2–1 home win over Hallescher FC.[14] Earlier in the match, he had provided an assist to Hassan Amin.[15]

Cambuur

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In 2021, Boere joined Cambuur.[16]

NAC Breda

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In January 2023, Boere joined NAC Breda on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[17]

Honours

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Twente

References

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  1. ^ "T. Boere – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ Zeeuwse spits Tom Boere is al 250 duels prof; hij kiest zijn drie mooiste wedstrijden - PZC (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "Tom Boere profile" (in Dutch). insideajax.nl. 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Ajax verslaat Go Ahead Eagles in oefenduel". NU.nl. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Results & Matches on: Sat, 21 Jan 2012". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Aanvaller Tom Boere (21) tekent driejarig contract". FC Eindhoven. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. ^ Spits Tom Boere verhuist van FC Eindhoven naar FC Oss - Omroep Brabant (in Dutch)
  8. ^ "Jupiler League-topscorer Boere tekent bij Twente". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ Wekking, Peter (16 June 2017). "Jupiler League-sensatie Boere moet Ünal opvolgen bij Twente". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  10. ^ ""Transfer-Hammer": Türkgücü freut sich auf Neuzugang Boere". kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. ^ Koch, Julian (30 December 2020). "Türkgücü München vor dem Aus? Fragen und Antworten". liga3-online.de (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. ^ Kemper, Thomas (6 January 2021). "Stürmer Tom Boere verstärkt SVM". svmeppen.de (in German). SV Meppen. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ^ "SV Meppen - 1. FC Saarbrücken 1:0 (3. Liga 2020/2021, 18. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. ^ "SV Meppen - Hallescher FC 2:1 (3. Liga 2020/2021, 25. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Boere bezorgt Meppen overwinning met eerste goal". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 20 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Derde aanwinst: Tom Boere voor twee seizoenen geel-blauw". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. ^ "NAC PIKT TOM BOERE OP BIJ SC CAMBUUR" [NAC PICKS UP TOM BOERE AT SC CAMBUUR]. www.nac.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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