Olivier Rommens

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Olivier Rommens
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wommelgem, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Balzan
Number 27
Youth career
KFC Ranst
2002–2006
Lierse
2006–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Jong PSV 54 (2)
2016–2018 NAC Breda 23 (1)
2019–2021 TOP Oss 69 (3)
2021–2022 Sūduva 36 (5)
2023 Nõmme Kalju 24 (1)
2024– Balzan 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Olivier Rommens (3 February 1995) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a

midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Balzan
.

Career

Jong PSV

Rommens is a youth exponent from

Lierse SK, where they played for four years before starting at the youth academy of PSV.[2]

Rommens made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 9 August 2014 against Achilles '29. He started in the first eleven at the first fixture of the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win.[3]

NAC Breda

On 25 June 2016, it was announced that Rommens had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda.[4] On 30 December 2018, his contract with dissolved.[5]

TOP Oss

On 4 January 2019, Rommens joined his brother Philippe by signing a two-and-a-half year contract with TOP Oss.[6] He made his debut for the club on 18 January as a starter in a 3–0 away loss to FC Den Bosch.[7]

Rommens scored his first goal for TOP Oss on 13 January 2020 after an assist by Cas Peters. His team eventually lost 3–1 away to Jong AZ.[8]

Sūduva and Nõmme Kalju

In July 2021, Rommens signed with Lithuanian A Lyga club Sūduva.[9] In 7 August 2021, he scored his first league goal against FK Panevėžys.[10][11]

In February 2023, Rommens signed with Estonian Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju.[12]

Balzan

On 12 January 2024, Rommens joined Maltese Premier League club Balzan on a free transfer.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Deze 3 jonge Belgen tekenen profcontract bij PSV" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ "NAC Breda middenvelder Olivier Rommens" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Jong PSV vs. Achilles '29 - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ^ NAC strikt Olivier Rommens (Dutch). NAC Breda. 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ Rommens verlaat NAC (Dutch). NAC Breda. 30 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Olivier Rommens vergezelt zijn broer bij TOP Oss". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Den Bosch vs. TOP Oss - 18 January 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "AZ II vs. TOP Oss - 13 January 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Sūduvos naujokas: Marijampolėje noriu ir tikiuosi žaisti kuo daugiau ir geriau". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Sūduva - Panevėžys | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga". alyga.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Sūduva efektingu stiliumi patiesė Panevėžį". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ Pulst, Siim (10 February 2023). "Kalju tugevdas keskvälja Hollandi esiliiga kogemustega belglasega". Soccernet.ee.
  13. ^ Lia, Gianluca (12 January 2024). "PSV product Olivier Rommens signs for Balzan". SportsDesk. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

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