Simon van Duivenbooden

Simon van Duivenbooden
Simon van Duivenbooden
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Uithoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glacis United
Number 9
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 3 (0)
2026 VPS 3 (0)
2026– Glacis United 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026

Simon van Duivenbooden (born 11 May 2002) is a Dutch-born South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Glacis United.

Club career

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]

Cape Town City

On 8 August 2025, Van Duivenbooden signed with recently relegated National First Division club Cape Town City.[10]

In 2026 he joined Finnish side VPS Vaasa.[11] He joined Glacis United that summer, scoring on his debut against Europa.

Personal life

Van Duivenbooden was born in the Netherlands and is of South African descent, holding dual citizenship.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Simon van Duivenbooden at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "PSV neemt Van Duivenbooden op in jeugdopleiding". www.psv.nl. 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "ONDER 21 VERSTERKT MET SIMON VAN DUIVENBOODEN" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Simon van Duivenbooden ruilt PSV in voor Vitesse". www.studioalphen.nl.
  5. ↑ "Lichtpuntje op teleurstellende avond Vitesse: 'Mijn telefoon is ontploft'". www.gld.nl. 2 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Go Ahea Eagles vs. Vitesse 2 - 2". Soccerway. 13 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "BELONING VOOR SIMON VAN DUIVENBOODEN: CONTRACT TOT 2025" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 19 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Welkom, Simon van Duivenbooden!" [Welcome, Simon van Duivenbooden!] (in Dutch). Patro Eisden. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Lammers, Lex (12 September 2023). "Wending in België: Van Duivenbooden weigert overgang van Vitesse naar Patro Eisden". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Raophala, Mauwane (8 August 2025). "Cape Town City acquire services of Dutch striker". FARPost.
  11. ↑ "Simon van Duivenbooden". Veikkausliiga (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Vitesse Arnhem striker Van Duivenbooden braced for Bafana Bafana challenge". goal.com. 12 June 2022.
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