Tuur Rommens

Tuur Rommens
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Oud-Turnhout, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 25
Youth career
FC Zwaneven [nl]
Westerlo
–2021 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Genk 1 (0)
2022–2023 Jong Genk 31 (1)
2023– Westerlo 16 (1)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 10 (1)
2022 Belgium U20 1 (0)
2023– Belgium U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Tuur Rommens (born 26 March 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Westerlo.[1]

Early life

Born and raised in Oud-Turnhout, in the Flemish province of Antwerp, Rommens joined Genk's academy from Westerlo when he was nine.[2]

Club career

Tuur Rommens was a regular with Genk under-19s, since the 2019–20 Youth League, eventually captaining his side during the 2021–22 edition, as well as the reserve team for that season.[2][3]

Having signed his first professional contract with Genk in February 2020,[4][5][6] Rommens signed an extectention at the end of April 2021, until mid-2024.[7]

The young left-back made his first team debut on the 27 October 2021 coming on as a halftime substitute for Gerardo Arteaga, during the 6–0 away cup win against Sint-Eloois-Winkel.[8][9] He made his league debut for KRC Genk on the 16 December 2021, replacing Simen Juklerød at the end of a 4–2 home win against Sporting Charleroi.[10][11][12]

On 4 July 2023, Rommens signed a four-year contract with Westerlo.[13]

International career

Already a Belgium under-17 international,[4][6] he played with the under-19 in 2021, scoring his first goal with the team on the 10 November 2021, during a Euro qualifier game against Azerbaijan,[14] having become a regular starter for the team at left-back,[15] before eventually captaining the Belgian side during the qualifying game against Javi Serrano's Spain.[16]

References

  1. ^ Tuur Rommens at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Geukens, Marnik (29 September 2021). "Genk-aanvoerder Tuur Rommens kijkt uit naar Youth League" [Genk captain Tuur Rommens is looking forward to Youth League]. Het Belang van Limburg. Retrieved 29 December 2021. Rommens is geboren en getogen in Oud-Turnhout en werd al op zijn negende door Genk bij Westerlo weggeplukt.
  3. ^ "Storck haalt Rommens bij Genkse kern, Cuesta, Lucumi en Arteaga missen nog twee matchen". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Marynissen, Joost (27 February 2020). "Racing Genk biedt zestienjarige Tuur Rommens zijn eerste profcontract aan". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ Belga (27 February 2020). "Tuur Rommens (16 ans) signe son premier contrat pro à Genk". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Eerste contract voor Tuur Rommens (16)". KRC Genk (in Dutch). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ Schepers, Arno (30 April 2021). "KRC Genk legt drie jonge talenten vast tot 2024". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ Geukens, Marnik (27 October 2021). "Scherp KRC Genk klaart bekerklus bij Winkel Sport al voor rust: 0-6". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Genkse debutanten Leysen en Rommens: "Jongens van Westerlo doen het"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  10. ^ Lecaillon, Stéphane (17 December 2021). "Charleroi subit le réveil du Racing Genk". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Debuut Tuur, eerste goal Luca". KRC Genk Jeugdopleiding. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Racing Genk 4-2 Charleroi SC, Jupiler Pro League , résultat du match". L'Équipe (in French). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Welcome Tuur". Westerlo. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  14. ^ Belga (10 November 2021). "Qualifications Euro U19 2022: la Belgique lance ses qualifications par un large succès face à l'Azerbaïdjan". La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  15. ^ Niesen, Gilles (13 November 2021). "Belgische U19 naar eliteronde in EK-kwalificaties, Oyen scoort opnieuw". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Retrieved 29 December 2021. Vic Chambaere en Tuur Rommens, die net als Oyen gewisseld werd toen de buit binnen was, stonden eveneens in de basis.
  16. ^ "Belgium-Spain | Under-19". UEFA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.


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