Ruben van Bommel
Dutch footballer (born 2004)
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Ruben van Bommel (born 3 August 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club PSV.
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Van Bommel playing for AZ in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 3 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Meerssen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | SV Meerssen | ||
| 2013–2020 | PSV | ||
| 2020–2022 | MVV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | MVV | 31 | (15) |
| 2023–2025 | AZ | 55 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Jong AZ | 2 | (3) |
| 2025– | PSV | 6 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:25, 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:38, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
MVV
Van Bommel progressed through the PSV academy, before moving to MVV in 2020.[2]
He made his debut in the Eerste Divisie on 8 August 2022 away at Jong AZ appearing as a second-half substitute for Koen Kostons. His brother Thomas van Bommel started the game and they were playing alongside each other for 20 minutes until Thomas was subbed off late in the second half.[3] On his first appearance at Maastricht's home ground De Geusselt, a week after his professional debut, van Bommel scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 win against NAC Breda.[4][5] Van Bommel received some notoriety in September 2022 when he was one of two players, along with Jaymillio Pinas in a match between MVV and Dordrecht who were booked for diving inside a minute of each other.[6][7] On 10 February 2023, he scored a brace and provided an assist in a 5–1 league win over TOP Oss.[8] His second goal was a beautiful chip over opposing goalkeeper Thijs Jansen.[9] After the game he stated that he intended to extend his contract with MVV.[9]
AZ
On 1 July 2023, Van Bommel officially signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie club AZ, agreeing to a commitment to the club until 2027.[10][11]
Van Bommel scored his first goal in the Eredivisie on 13 August 2023, scored the 3–0 in the 51th minute, the match ended with 5–1 home win against Go Ahead Eagles.[12] On 18 August, he scored his first European goal in a 2–0 UEFA Conference League home win against FC Santa Coloma.[13] On 25 February 2024, he scored two goals in a 2–0 home win against Ajax, marked his first time to score two goals in a Eredivisie match.[14]
At the end of February 2024, he received the Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month, his first individual Eredivisie award.[14] In October 2024, Van Bommel was nominated for the Golden Boy Award, ranked 82nd.[15]
PSV
On 11 July 2025, fellow Eredivisie club PSV announced they signed Van Bommel a five-year contract with the club.[16][17]
International career
Van Bommel was called up for the Netherlands under-20 team on 17 March 2023 by national team manager Martijn Reuser.[18] On 25 March 2023, he made his international debut for the under-20s in a 2–1 friendly win against France U20.[19][20]
Style of play
A left winger, Van Bommel is known for his acceleration, skillset, and for his runs into the box. He has been compared to Ángel Di María by Hans Kraay Jr.[21]
Personal life
Van Bommel's father is Mark van Bommel, and his brother is Thomas van Bommel, while his maternal grandfather is Bert van Marwijk. His father played for the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, in which van Marwijk was the manager.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 September 2025[23]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MVV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 15 | |
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8[b] | 2 | — | 38 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 3 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | 73 | 14 | |||
| Jong AZ | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||||
| PSV | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Career total | 94 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 36 | ||
- Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
Honours
PSV
Individual
- Eerste Divisie Talent of the Season: 2022–23[25]
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2024[14]
