Clint Leemans
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
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Clint Leemans (born 15 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NAC Breda.[1]
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Leemans in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Veldhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | RKVVO | ||
| 2003–2013 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Jong PSV | 87 | (14) |
| 2016–2018 | VVV-Venlo | 70 | (22) |
| 2018–2021 | PEC Zwolle | 38 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2021 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Viborg | 63 | (9) |
| 2023– | NAC Breda | 43 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Career
Leemans began playing football in the youth of RKVVO in 1998, before moving to the PSV youth academy in 2003.[2] Leemans made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 20 September 2013 against FC Den Bosch in a 2–1 away defeat. He came in the field after 81 minutes for Rubén Bentancourt.[3] He's also active as a Dutch youth international.
In the 2020–21 season, he won the "Eredivisie Player of the Month" award for September due to his performances with PEC Zwolle.[4]
Left without contract in July 2021, Leemans moved to Denmark and signed with newly promoted Danish Superliga club Viborg FF on 4 August 2021, signing a deal until the summer 2023.[5] After two seasons, Leemans left the club at the end of his contract in June 2023.[6]
On 11 July 2023, Leemans returned to the Netherlands and signed a three-year contract with NAC Breda.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 31 January 2018[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Total | 87 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 14 | ||
| PSV | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VVV | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| Total | 57 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 33 | ||
Honours
VVV-Venlo
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2020[9]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: October 2024,[10]
