Clint Leemans

Clint Leemans (born 15 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NAC Breda.^[1]

Clint Leemans

Leemans in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Veldhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	NAC Breda
Number	8
Youth career
1998–2003	RKVVO
2003–2013	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Jong PSV	87	(14)
2016–2018	VVV-Venlo	70	(22)
2018–2021	PEC Zwolle	38	(5)
2019–2020	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)	21	(4)
2021	→ De Graafschap (loan)	9	(1)
2021–2023	Viborg	63	(9)
2023–	NAC Breda	16	(1)
International career
2012–2013	Netherlands U18	2	(0)
2013–2014	Netherlands U19	9	(1)
2014	Netherlands U20	4	(0)
2015	Netherlands U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Career

Leemans began playing football in the youth of RKVVO in 1998, before moving to the PSV youth academy in 2003.^[2] Leemans made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 20 September 2013 against FC Den Bosch in a 2–1 away defeat. He came in the field after 81 minutes for Rubén Bentancourt.^[3] He's also active as a Dutch youth international.

In the 2020–21 season, he won the "Eredivisie Player of the Month" award for September due to his performances with PEC Zwolle.^[4]

Left without contract in July 2021, Leemans moved to Denmark and signed with newly promoted Danish Superliga club Viborg FF on 4 August 2021, signing a deal until the summer 2023.^[5] After two seasons, Leemans left the club at the end of his contract in June 2023.^[6]

On 11 July 2023, Leemans returned to the Netherlands and signed a three-year contract with NAC Breda.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2018^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	27	3	0	0	0	0	27	3
	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	28	6	0	0	0	0	28	6
	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	32	5	0	0	0	0	32	5
	Total		87	14	0	0	0	0	87	14
PSV	2014–15	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VVV	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	37	12	2	0	0	0	39	12
	2017–18	Eredivisie	20	7	3	0	0	0	23	7
	Total		57	19	5	0	0	0	62	19
Career total			144	33	5	0	0	0	149	33

Honours

VVV-Venlo

• Eerste Divisie: 2016–17^[8]

Individual

• Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2020^[9]

References

1. Clint Leemans at Soccerway
2. "Clint Leemans - RKVVO". rkvvo.nl. RKVVO. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. "Den Bosch vs. PSV II - 20 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
4. "Clint Leemans uitgeroepen tot Eredivisie-speler van de maand". Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. Hollandsk midtbanespiller til VFF, vff.dk, 4 August 2021
6. Viborg tager afsked med Clint Leemans, bold.dk, 1 May 2023
7. "NAC VERSTERKT ZICH MET ERVAREN CLINT LEEMANS" [NAC STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH EXPERIENCED CLINT LEEMANS] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
8. "VVV-Venlo stelt na promotie ook titel veilig in Jupiler League". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
9. "Clint Leemans uitgeroepen tot Eredivisie-speler van de maand". eredivisie.nl. 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

External links

Media related to Clint Leemans at Wikimedia Commons

• Clint Leemans at WorldFootball.net
• Netherlands profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-26)