 Beerens withAZ in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roy Johannes Henricus Beerens[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bladel, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Bladella | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | PSV | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | PSV | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | →NEC (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Heerenveen | 114 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | AZ | 93 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Hertha BSC | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Reading | 57 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Vitesse | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 346 | (53) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Roy Johannes Henricus Beerens (born 22 December 1987) is a Dutch former professionalfootballer who played as a right winger.
Known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints, Beerens emerged as a talent from thePSV youth academy, but made his breakthrough as part of theHeerenveen team between 2007 and 2011. After a four-year spell withAZ, he moved abroad and represented German clubHertha BSC and English clubReading, before returning to the Netherlands where he ended his career as part ofVitesse.
Beerens was part of theNetherlands U21 team winning the2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship at home. He made his senior debut for theNetherlands on 11 August 2010 in a friendly againstUkraine.
Born inBladel, Netherlands, Beerens progressed through thePSV youth academy. He promoted to the second team,Jong PSV, for the 2005–06 season and regularly practiced with the first team. He was also allowed to join training camp for thePeace Cup tournament in South Korea, as part of the pre-season.[3] In the match against Colombian clubOnce Caldas, Beerens made his first ever senior start.[4] On 25 March 2006, he made his official debut for PSV in a 3–0 win overWillem II, where he came in forArouna Koné.[5] Beerens' first official goal for PSV's first team came on 15 October 2006 in the home match againstRoda JC.[6]
On 30 December 2006, PSV andNEC agreed on a six-month loan.[7] At NEC, he scored in the derby againstVitesse, among others. He also made his debut for theNetherlands U21 team during this period.
At the end of the 2006–07 season, PSV wanted to extend Beerens' contract, which ran for one more year. In July 2007, however, Beerens decided to sign a three-year contract withHeerenveen.[8] In May 2009, Beerens signed a contract extension with Heerenveen until the summer of 2013.[9] At Heerenveen, he grew into a fan favourite, playing almost every match under head coachGertjan Verbeek.[10] Although he appeared in almost every game in his final seasons, his playing minutes became less and less, as he had lost his starting place toLuciano Narsingh.[11][12] This caused Beerens to hand in a transfer request; something Heerenveen was willing to cooperate on, due to his proven for the club.
In August 2011, Beerens moved from Heerenveen toAZ Alkmaar on a four-year contract, reuniting him with former coachGertjan Verbeek.[13][14]
On 11 July 2014, it was announced by German clubHertha BSC that they had signed Roy Beerens on a 3-year deal.[15] He scored his first goal in a 4–2 win againstFC Viktoria Köln on 16 August 2014.[16]
On 16 July 2016, Beerens signed a three-year contract withReading for an undisclosed fee.[17] There, he played under head coachJaap Stam, a fellow Dutchman.[18] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0EFL Cup win againstPlymouth Argyle on 9 August 2016.[19]
On 31 January 2018, Beerens returned to theEredivisie, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[20] After a strong start in 2018, under head coach Henk Fraser, a conflict with his successor, Russian coachLeonid Slutsky followed. Beerens was benched afterwards.[21]
On 24 December 2020, he announced his retirement from football.[5]
In 2007, Beerens was called up byNetherlands U21 coachFoppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Beerens participated in their second first round group match againstPortugal (2–1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi-finals againstEngland (1–1, 13–12 after 32 penalty kicks) Beerens came on as a substitute and scored both penalties he had to take in the series. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beatingSerbia 4–1 in the final.
Beerens also played for the Netherlands at the2008 Summer Olympics.[22] He was first called up for the senior team for a friendly match againstUkraine in August 2010.
Beerens has been described as a versatile winger that can play on either the left or right flank. Furthermore, he was technically gifted. During his career, he was renowned for his quick pace, and his ability to score goals and create chances for others.[17][23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2005–06[24][25] | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| N.E.C. (loan) | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4[b] | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | – | 5[c] | 0 | – | 40 | 11 | |||
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 114 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 143 | 27 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 12[c] | 0 | – | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 41 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 13[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| Total | 93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 13 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| Reading | 2016–17[26] | Championship | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | Championship | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9 | ||
| Vitesse | 2017–18[27] | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[27] | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 1 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20[27] | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 346 | 55 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 443 | 60 | ||
| Netherlands | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2010[25] | 1 | 0 |
| 2011[25] | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
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