Olivier Rommens

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Olivier Rommens
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Wommelgem, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Balzan
Number 27
Youth career
KFC Ranst
2002–2006 Lierse
2006–2014 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Jong PSV 54 (2)
2016–2018 NAC Breda 23 (1)
2019–2021 TOP Oss 69 (3)
2021–2022 Sūduva 36 (5)
2023 Nõmme Kalju 24 (1)
2024– Balzan 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2023 (UTC)

Olivier Rommens (3 February 1995) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Balzan.

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Career

Jong PSV

Rommens is a youth exponent from PSV Eindhoven, who he joined in 2006 together with his brother, Philippe. [1] Before, they had both started out at local club KFC Ranst, and moved to Lierse SK, where they played for four years before starting at the youth academy of PSV. [2]

Rommens made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 9 August 2014 against Achilles '29. He started in the first eleven at the first fixture of the 2014–15 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win. [3]

NAC Breda

On 25 June 2016, it was announced that Rommens had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side NAC Breda. [4] On 30 December 2018, his contract with dissolved. [5]

TOP Oss

On 4 January 2019, Rommens joined his brother Philippe by signing a two-and-a-half year contract with TOP Oss. [6] He made his debut for the club on 18 January as a starter in a 3–0 away loss to FC Den Bosch. [7]

Rommens scored his first goal for TOP Oss on 13 January 2020 after an assist by Cas Peters. His team eventually lost 3–1 away to Jong AZ. [8]

Sūduva and Nõmme Kalju

In July 2021, Rommens signed with Lithuanian A Lyga club Sūduva. [9] In 7 August 2021, he scored his first league goal against FK Panevėžys. [10] [11]

In February 2023, Rommens signed with Estonian Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju. [12]

Balzan

On 12 January 2024, Rommens joined Maltese Premier League club Balzan on a free transfer. [13]

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