| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Overtoom[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rijnsburgse Boys | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | SV de Meer | ||
| 1998–1999 | SV Diemen | ||
| 1999–2011 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Haarlem (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Veendam | 26 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Volendam | 54 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Excelsior | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Emmen (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Almere City | 50 | (11) |
| 2018–2020 | NEC | 30 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | Telstar | 108 | (5) |
| 2025– | Rijnsburgse Boys | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 | |||
Thomas Overtoom (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈtoːmɑsˈtɔmˈoːvərtoːm]; born 20 November 1990) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forTweede Divisie clubRijnsburgse Boys.
Overtoom grew up in the neighbourhood ofWatergraafsmeer,Amsterdam, and started his football career in 1998 for SV de Meer, before moving to SV Diemen the following year.[2] He only stayed their for another year, before joining the youth academy ofAjax.[3] During his years in the academy, he was chosen multiple times as the best player, such as at the2002Danone Nations Cup in France.[4]
In July 2009, Overtoom was sent on a one-season loan toHaarlem, who were then competing in theEerste Divisie.[5] During his time at Haarlem, Overtoom made 13 appearances for the first team, including his professional debut on 11 September 2009, in a 4–1 home loss toHelmond Sport.[6][7] However, on 22 January 2010, he requested to return to Ajax before Haarlem faced bankruptcy.[8][9] Towards the end of January 2011, Overtoom was included in the matchday squad for the away game againstNAC Breda. He had been assigned the jersey number 52 for the2010–11 season. Despite being part of the first team's match selection once, he failed to make an appearance. In 2011, Ajax made the decision not to extend his expiring contract, and he departed the club as a free agent.[10]
On 21 June 2011, Overtoom signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie clubSparta Rotterdam.[11] He scored two goals in 15 appearances during his onlyseason at the club, before deciding to terminate his contract by mutual consent.[12]
On 1 August 2012, he signed a two-year contract withVeendam. Due to the bankruptcy of the club in March 2013,[13] as it later turned out, he would score the last professional goal in the club's history during the match againstFC Oss on 15 March 2013, which they won 2–1.[14][15] After that, he maintained his fitness atGroningen, attracting interest from various domestic and foreign clubs.[16][17]
In June 2013, Overtoom joinedVolendam on a two-year deal.[18] He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2013, the first matchday of theseason, starting and providing an assist in a 3–2 away victory againstAlmere City, in whichRobert Mühren scored a hat-trick.[19] In his first season, he was named Player of the Year.[20] However, in his second year at the club, he played less than half of the matches due to a hip injury.[21] On 1 July 2015, he became a free agent as he chose not to renew his contract with Volendam.
In July 2015, Overtoom signed a one-year contract withExcelsior, with an option for an additional season.[22][23] After making only four appearances during six months at the club, he was sent on loan toEmmen in January 2016.[24][25]
In July 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Almere City.[2] In the summer of 2018, he followed his coachJack de Gier toNEC, where he signed a three-year contract.[26] On 17 August, he made his debut for the club in a home game againstCambuur.[27] On 4 November, he scored his first goal for NEC in a 3–1 home victory againstJong AZ.[28] On 12 June 2020, his contract, which still had one year remaining, was terminated by NEC by mutual consent.[29]
On 19 November 2020, Overtoom signed withTelstar as a free agent following a successful trial period.[30] He made his debut on 4 December, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home defeat toCambuur.[31] Overtoom became a regular in the side and played a key role during the2022–23 season, making 32 appearances—30 of them starts—as Telstar finished ninth, their best league finish since 2018 and second-best since 2005.[7][32]
On 29 May 2024, he signed a one-year contract extension through June 2025.[33] Over five seasons with the club, Overtoom made 116 appearances. In the2024–25 season, he was part of the squad that earned promotion to theEredivisie via the play-offs, defeatingWillem II over two legs in the final.[34]
On 16 May 2025, Overtoom joinedTweede Divisie sideRijnsburgse Boys ahead of the2025–26 season.[35]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haarlem (loan) | 2009–10 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Ajax | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2011–12 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Veendam | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 7 | |
| Volendam | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 9 | ||
| Excelsior | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Emmen (loan) | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Almere City | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 11 | ||
| NEC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Telstar | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 108 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 306 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 334 | 36 | ||