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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Born, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Born | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Fortuna Sittard | 46 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | VVV-Venlo | 46 | (15) |
| 2011–2014 | AZ | 11 | (1) |
| 2013 | →NEC (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | →Willem II (loan) | 36 | (27) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Utrecht | 24 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | Al Shabab | 7 | (2) |
| 2020 | Almere City | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 179 | (79) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ruud Boymans (born 28 April 1989) is a Dutch former professionalfootballer. He played forFortuna Sittard,VVV-Venlo,AZ,Willem II,FC Utrecht,Al Shabab andAlmere City FC.[1]
Ruud Boymans was born inBorn, Netherlands. He made his debut in professional football on 7 December 2007, playing for Fortuna Sittard againstRBC Roosendaal in a match that ended 0–0. In December 2008, Boymans signed a three-year deal withVVV-Venlo, which would start after finishing the season with Fortuna Sittard.[2] Boymans impressed with VVV and scored 15 goals in 46 matches for the club.
On 27 June 2011,AZ confirmed they had signed Boymans to a four-year deal.[3] Unfortunately, Boymans was not able to cement his place in the first eleven and was sent on loan toNEC on 27 January 2013.[4] For the 2013–14 season, Boymans was sent on loan toWillem II.[5] He became champion of theEerste Divisie and scored 27 times in 36 matches.
As he had no prospect of play time withAZ, Boymans was sold toFC Utrecht on 17 June 2014. He signed a four-year deal with theEredivisie side.[6]
On 6 June 2016, it was announced Boymans had signed withAl Shabab.[7] He scored twice in his first six league matches. In November 2016, in a match againstDibba Al-Fujairah Club, he swallowed his tongue after colliding with the opponent goalkeeper. Scans at the hospital found moisture in his head which kept Boymans out of action. After a run of poor results, Dutch coachFred Rutten resigned. In the 2016–17 summer transfer window, Al Shabab signed an African forward who was registered as one of four foreigners allowed per club while Boymans was the fifth foreigner and unable to play.[8] In June 2017, he trained with former club FC Utrecht.[9]
After playing six months forAlmere City FC, and later training withQuick Boys, Boymans announced that he had decided to retire in August 2020 after suffering a serious injury.[10]
Willem II