Branco van den

Boomen

CM Angers SCO #16

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Branco van den Boomen

Angers SCO Ligue 1

Top 21% of defensive midfielders in the world
#226 defensive midfielder aged 30+

Date of birth / Age: 21 Jul 1995 (31)
Citizenship: Netherlands
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.85 m / 75 kg
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#627

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#226

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

18%

of Ligue 1 defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−0.2

goals below expected · better than 55% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

2 Expected

2.2

47 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

2 Expected

5.1

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 16
StartsStarting eleven: 14
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: 1
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,285

Starting eleven88%

14 of 16 appearances

Minutes played1,285

80 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

325 matches · since 2014/15

CFAMDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	184	39	35
Defensive Midfield	121	12	18
Attacking Midfield	19	2	8
Centre-Forward	1	0	1

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Angers SCO	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	301
2025/2625/26	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Angers SCO	15	14	0	1	3	0	0	1,241
2025/2625/26	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Ajax	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2024/2524/25	EredivisieEredivisie	Ajax	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	624
2024/2524/25	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Ajax	13	3	2	–	3	–	0	540
2024/2524/25	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Ajax	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2023/2423/24	EredivisieEredivisie	Ajax	21	11	2	1	1	0	0	1,061
2023/2423/24	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Ajax	5	1	0	–	0	–	0	105
2023/2423/24	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Ajax	3	1	1	–	0	–	0	152
2022/2322/23	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Toulouse	35	32	5	7	6	0	0	2,894
2022/2322/23	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Toulouse	5	4	1	–	2	–	0	319
2021/2221/22	Ligue 2Ligue 2	Toulouse	37	37	12	18	5	0	0	3,207
2021/2221/22	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Toulouse	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2020/2120/21	Ligue 2Ligue 2	Toulouse	36	27	5	8	6	0	0	2,458
2020/2120/21	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Toulouse	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	152
2020/2120/21	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Toulouse	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	40
2019/2019/20	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	De Graafschap	24	23	5	–	3	–	0	2,103
2019/2019/20	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Eindhoven	3	3	4	–	1	–	0	270
2019/2019/20	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	De Graafschap	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018/1918/19	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Eindhoven	36	36	11	11	7	0	0	3,170
2018/1918/19	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Eindhoven	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/1817/18	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Eindhoven	13	37	2	4	2	0	0	1,138
2017/1817/18	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Eindhoven	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2016/1716/17	EredivisieEredivisie	Willem II	8	6	0	–	2	–	0	526
2016/1716/17	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Willem II	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	36
2015/1615/16	EredivisieEredivisie	Heerenveen	23	16	1	3	3	0	0	1,423
2014/1514/15	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Eindhoven	37	33	4	1	3	0	0	3,011
2014/1514/15	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	Eindhoven	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2014/1514/15	KNVB BekerKNVB Beker	Eindhoven	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	106
2013/1413/14	Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie	Ajax II	15	11	1	–	4	–	1	1,041
2013/1413/14	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Ajax U19	3	1	1	–	0	–	0	129
2012/1312/13	The NextGen SeriesThe NextGen Series	Ajax U19	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	349
20122012	UEFA U17 ChampionshipU17 Championship	Netherlands U17	7	2	2	–	1	–	0	306

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			375	324	61	55^*	56	0^*	1	27,600

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Eerste Divisie	128	27	16
Ligue 2	73	17	26
Eredivisie	64	3	4
Ligue 1	53	6	9
UEFA Europa League	18	2	–
Coupe de France	10	1	–
KNVB Beker	8	0	–
Netherlands U17	7	2	–
Play-offs 1/2	4	0	–
The NextGen Series	4	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Transfer Ajax Angers SCO Transfer
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Back from Loan Angers SCO Ajax Back from Loan
Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Loan Ajax Angers SCO Loan Loan
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Toulouse Ajax Transfer
Aug 2020 Aug 2020 · Transfer De Graafschap Toulouse Transfer
Aug 2019 Aug 2019 · Transfer Eindhoven De Graafschap Transfer
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer Heerenveen Eindhoven Transfer
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Back from Loan Willem II Heerenveen Back from Loan
Aug 2016 Aug 2016 · Loan Heerenveen Willem II Loan Loan
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer Eindhoven Heerenveen Transfer
Jul 2014 Jul 2014 · Transfer Ajax II Eindhoven Transfer
Jul 2011 Jul 2011 · Transfer Willem II Ajax II Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Angers SCO 2025–2027 18 1
Ajax 2023–2026 56 5
Toulouse 2020–2023 120 23
Eindhoven 2014–2020 95 21
De Graafschap 2019 25 5
Willem II 2016 9 0
Heerenveen 2015 23 1
Ajax II 2013 15 1

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