Kees de Boer

Kees de Boer
	De Boer in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cornelis Henricus Johannes de Boer
Date of birth	13 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Volendam, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ternana
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2011	Volendam
2011–2017	Ajax
2017–2020	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Swansea City
2020–2021	ADO Den Haag
2021–2023	VVV-Venlo
2023–	Ternana
International career
2015	Netherlands U15
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Cornelis Henricus Johannes "Kees" de Boer (born 13 May 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C Group B club Ternana.

Club career

Swansea City

De Boer played youth football for FC Volendam, Ajax and Swansea City. He made his professional debut for Swansea's first team in a 3–1 home win over Northampton Town at Liberty Stadium in the EFL Cup. De Boer replaced Yan Dhanda in the 90th minute.^[2]

ADO Den Haag

On 2 June 2020, De Boer signed a two-year contract with Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag, after his contract with Swansea had expired.^[3] He made his ADO league debut on 13 September 2020 in a 2–0 away loss to Heracles Almelo.^[4]

After a disastrous season, in which ADO finished bottom of the league and suffered relegation to the Eerste Divisie, De Boer exercised a relegation option in his contract to leave the club as a free agent.^[5]

VVV-Venlo

De Boer joined VVV-Venlo, who had suffered relegation alongside ADO, on 6 July 2021, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional season.^[6] He was in the starting lineup on his debut for the club, a 2–2 home draw on the opening day of the 2021–22 season.^[7]

De Boer left VVV at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended.^[8]

Ternana

On 15 September 2023, De Boer officially joined Italian side Ternana on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract with the club, with an option for another season.^[9]^[10]

International career

De Boer is a Netherlands youth international, having gained two caps at under-15 level. On 10 February 2015, he made his debut for the Netherlands U15 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Serbia U15, providing the assist for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp's equalizer from his corner kick.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 June 2023^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea City U23	2018–19	—			—		—		1^[a]	0	1	0
Swansea City	2019–20	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
ADO Den Haag	2020–21	Eredivisie	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
VVV-Venlo	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	35	7	1	0	—		4^[b]	0	40	7
	Total		67	7	2	0	—		4	0	73	7
Career total			87	7	3	0	1	0	5	0	96	7

^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 71. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Meijer, Chris (1 October 2019). "'In dat opzicht is het vertrek bij Ajax wel goed geweest, ja'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Kees de Boer tekent voor twee jaar in Cars Jeans Stadion". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "ADO Den Haag begint competitie met nederlaag in Almelo". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Oevelen, Wesley (2 July 2021). "Gratis vertrek Kees de Boer zegt alles over kansloze situatie ADO Den Haag". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "Middenvelder De Boer naar Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ "VVV-Venlo speelt gelijk tegen NAC bij rentree in eerste divisie". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 8 August 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "VVV-Venlo neemt afscheid van tien spelers". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "Mercato: ingaggiato il centrocampista olandese Kees de Boer". Ternana Calcio (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Calciomercato Ternana, ufficiale l'arrivo di Kees de Boer". TerniToday (in Italian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "Gelijkspel voor Onder 15". OnsOranje (in Dutch). 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Kees de Boer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2022.