Simon van Duivenbooden | |
Birth Date: | 11 May 2002 |
Birth Place: | Uithoorn, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.90 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Vitesse |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Youthclubs1: | Legmeervogels |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Alphense Boys |
Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
Youthclubs3: | Vitesse |
Youthyears4: | 2019–2021 |
Youthclubs4: | PSV |
Youthyears5: | 2021–2022 |
Youthclubs5: | Vitesse |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Vitesse |
Caps1: | 15 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 20:50, 22 October 2024 (UTC) |
Simon van Duivenbooden (born 11 May 2002) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Vitesse.
Van Duivenbooden is a youth product of Legmeervogels, Alphense Boys, Vitesse, and PSV successively.[1] He returned to Vitesse, signing a contract on 20 May 2021.[2] [3] He made his professional debut with Vitesse in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to AZ, coming on as a sub in the 81st minute.[4] Van Duivenbooden scored his professional first goal against Go Ahead Eagles on 13 November 2022.[5] On 19 January 2023, Van Duivenbooden extended his contract with Vitesse until 2025.[6]
On 4 September 2023, Van Duivenbooden joined Patro Eisden in Belgium on loan.[7] Eight days later, he returned to Vitesse for personal reasons, leading to the cancellation of his loan deal.[8]
Van Duivenbooden was born in the Netherlands and is of South African descent, holding dual citizenship.[9]