Tommie van der Leegte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom van der Leegte | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergeijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| EMK Nuenen | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1997 | PSV | 30 | (1) |
| 1997 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | RKC Waalwijk | 68 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | Twente | 58 | (6) |
| 2003 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | ADO Den Haag | 80 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | VfL Wolfsburg | 45 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | PSV | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | NAC Breda | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 334 | (18) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Tom van der Leegte (born 27 March 1977) is a retired Dutch footballer. He formerly played for clubs like PSV Eindhoven and VfL Wolfsburg.
[edit] Career
Van der Leegte made his debut as a 17 years old for PSV. After 2 seasons for PSV he was loaned to RKC Waalwijk. After 1 season in Waalwijk he signed a contract with the club. In the 2000/2001 season he was sold to FC Twente for 4 million gulden (approximately 1.8 million euros) where he played 2 seasons. In his third season at the club he had a loan spell for his second time at RKC Waalwijk where he finished the season. In the summer of 2003 he signed a contract at ADO Den Haag. After the first half of the 2005/2006 campaign he signed a contract for VfL Wolfsburg. Among his teammates at VfL Wolfsburg, his fellow Dutch were Kevin Hofland and Rick Hoogendorp.
In May 2007 it was rumoured that van der Leegte would become Phillip Cocu's successor at PSV. A few days later PSV signed him for 2 years. He joined NAC Breda in September 2008 on a two-year contract.[1]
Van der Leegte ended his career in March 2010, after long series of injuries.[2]
