Finn van Breemen

Finn van Breeman
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Pijnacker, Netherlands
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Basel
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2010 OLIVEO
2010–2012 DHC
2012–2022 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 ADO Den Haag 19 (0)
2023– Basel 37 (2)
International career‡
2023– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Finn van Breemen (born 25 February 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Basel.

Career

Van Breemen joined the academy at ADO Den Haag in 2012. He is a left footed central defender who can also play at left back although that is not his favourite position.[1] He made his Eerste Divisie debut on the 6 May, 2022 against FC Emmen.[2] He described it as a “dream come true” but acknowledged the step up in pace and the change in atmosphere from youth age football.[3] June 2022, he signed his first contract with ADO Den Haag, which would have kept him with the club until the summer of 2024, with the option of an extra year.[4]

On 20 June 2023, van Breemen signed for Swiss Super League club Basel on a four-year deal.[5] He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. After playing in three test games van Breemen played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Kybunpark on 22 July as Basel were defeated 2–1 by St. Gallen.[6] He immediately became regular starter and remained regular in, the starting eleven even after the change of head coach to Fabio Celestini. He scored his first goal for his new team in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 30 July. It was his team's first goal of the match, in the 41st minute, as Basel went on to win 5–2 against Winterthur.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ADO Den Haag 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 18 0 3 0 — — — 21 0
Total 19 0 3 0 — — — 22 0
Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 27 2 2 1 — 2[a] 0 — 31 3
Career total 46 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 53 3

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Introducing: Finn van Breemen (ADO The Hague U21)". haaglandenvoetbal.nl.
  2. ^ "EMMEN VS. DEN HAAG 3-0". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Finn van Breemen makes debut at ADO Den Haag: Dream come true". haaamdenvoetball.nl.
  4. ^ "FIVE YOUTH PLAYERS AGAIN SIGN NEW CONTRACT WITH ADO DEN HAAG". adodenhaag.nl.
  5. ^ FC Basel 1893 (20 June 2023). "Der FCB verpflichtet Finn van Breemen" [FCB signs Finn van Breemen] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 20 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (22 July 2023). "FC St. Gallen - FC Basel 2:1 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  7. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (30 July 2023). "FC Basel - FC Winterthur 5:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2023.