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Tom Daemen
Dutch professional footballer
Tom Daemen (born 17 June 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard, MVV, NEC and Go Ahead Eagles in his native Netherlands and Cypriot teams AEK Larnaca, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Aris Limassol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Daemen | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-06-17) 17 June 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Brunssum, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BVC '28 | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Fortuna Sittard | 107 | (8) |
| 2006–2012 | MVV | 168 | (22) |
| 2012–2013 | AEK Larnaca | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | → EN Paralimni (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Aris Limassol | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | NEC | 36 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Go Ahead Eagles | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 372 | (38) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daemen was born in Brunssum, and rose through the ranks of local amateur side, BVC' 28 Bingelrade and later professional club Fortuna Sittard. Daemen made his professional debut on 25 October 2002 against Helmond Sport, where he came in as a substitute in a 4-1 away defeat.
In 2006, Daemen moved to another Limburgian club, MVV Maastricht. Here he became captain of the team, and often had the honour of receiving the prize of best player.[1]
In 2012, Daemen moved abroad to play for Cypriot outfit AEK Larnaca[2] alongside compatriots Tim de Cler, Gregoor van Dijk and Edwin Linssen and with Leon Vlemmings at the helm.[3] Finding it hard to earn a place in the starting line-up, he was snapped up by another Dutchman, Ton Caanen, at EN Paralimni.[4] Then, Caanen took Daemen with him to Aris Limassol the following season.[5]
He returned to the Netherlands in 2014 and joined high-flying Eerste Divisie club NEC,[6] only to leave them after a season for Go Ahead Eagles. [7]
After he renounced a transfer to FC Den Bosch in August 2017, Daemen no longer found a club. In February 2018, he started working as a commercial employee at MVV Maastricht.[8] He left that position in June 2021.[9]
Club
NEC
- "Publiek kroont Daemen tot beste". Dagblad De Limburger. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- Daemen naar Larnaca - Telegraaf (in Dutch)
- Larnaca wil Hollandse enclave uitbreiden met Daemen - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Tom Daemen naar club van Ton Caanen - L1 (in Dutch)
- Caanen wil Nederlandse kolonie bij Aris Limassol op Cyprus - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- NEC bevestigt transfer Tom Daemen - BN De Stem (in Dutch)
- Tom Daemen tekent contract bij Go Ahead Eagles - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
- Bruls, Nick (5 December 2019). "Tom Daemen verruilde voetbaltenue voor kostuum". De Limburger (in Flemish).
- "Tom Daemen verlaat MVV". mvv.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2021.
- Profile at Voetbal International