Simon van Duivenbooden
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 Simon van Duivenbooden | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Uithoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Legmeervogels | |||
| 2014–2017 | Alphense Boys | ||
| 2017–2019 | Vitesse | ||
| 2019–2021 | PSV | ||
| 2021–2022 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Vitesse | 27 | (1) |
| 2025– | Cape Town City | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2025 | |||
Simon van Duivenbooden (born 11 May 2002) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for National First Division club Cape Town City.
Cape Town City
Van Duivenbooden is a youth product of Legmeervogels, Alphense Boys, Vitesse, and PSV successively.[2] He returned to Vitesse, signing a contract on 20 May 2021.[3][4] He made his professional debut with Vitesse in a 3–1 Eredivisie loss to AZ, coming on as a sub in the 81st minute.[5] Van Duivenbooden scored his professional first goal against Go Ahead Eagles on 13 November 2022.[6] On 19 January 2023, Van Duivenbooden extended his contract with Vitesse until 2025.[7]
On 4 September 2023, Van Duivenbooden joined Patro Eisden in Belgium on loan.[8] Eight days later, he returned to Vitesse for personal reasons, leading to the cancellation of his loan deal.[9]
On 8 August 2025, Van Duivenbooden signed with recently relegated National First Division club Cape Town City.[10]