Ruud Vormer

Ruud Vormer

Dutch

Personal Information

Full Name Ruud Willem Vormer
Date of Birth May 11, 1988
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Role Central Midfielder
Past Team(s)

Ruud Vormer: A Brief Biography

Rudy Willem Vormer is a Dutch professional football player. He was born on 11 May 1988 in Hoorn, Netherlands. He mainly plays the role of a Central midfielder and is currently playing for Belgian Jupiler Pro League for Club Brugge. His present market value is € 7,00 Million.


Background


On 15 September, 2004 Vormer debuted for Netherlands U17. Till July 1, 2006, he was in AZ Alkmaar U19 and played in U19 Eredivisie for them.

Debut


On 15 September, 2004 Vormer debuted for Netherlands U17 and went on to play 18 more games for this category of the national team. Next on February 28, 2006 he debuted for Netherlands U19.


Rise to glory


Vormer’s first goal came in 2004 for the Netherlands U17 football team and it was the only one in the nineteen games he played under this category. In club football he scored his first goal for his club Roda JC Kerkrade on December 13, 2009 and against Willem II Tilburg in an eredivisie competition which was 3:1 win for his team.



Club career


In 2006, Vormer transferred to his first senior club AZ Alkmaar and played nineteen matches for the club making no goals out of them.


On July 1, 2008, Roda JC signed him in a free transfer. On 13 December, 2009 he provided his first goal for the club out of the thirty matches he played for the club. In the same season he also appeared in two KNVB Cup games, but made no goals for the Cup level competition. In 2010–11 season he made 4 goals (3 in Eredivisie league and 1 in KNVB Cup). And in the next season he made 6 goals (5 in Eredivisie league and 1 in KNVB Cup).


On July 1, 2012, he was transferred to Feyenoord again in a free transfer. He provided his first goal for the club on November 1, 2012 in a third round match of KNVB Cup match against Xerxes DZB. Again in the next season he scored goal; this time three goals were scored, all being scored in KNVB Cup matches.


On September 1 2014, he was bought by Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee on a three year contract. His first goal came in a group stage match on November 6, 2014 in a Europa League match against FC Copenhagen. He went on to score twenty five more goals for the club. The last goal by him came on March 11, 2018 in a Jupiler Pro League match against Sint-Truidense VV.