Philippe Rommens

Philippe Rommens
Rommens with Go Ahead Eagles
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Wommelgem, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ferencváros
Number 88
Youth career
KFC Ranst
2002–2006 Lierse
2006–2014 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Jong PSV 55 (2)
2018–2021 TOP Oss 81 (16)
2021–2024 Go Ahead Eagles 83 (11)
2024– Ferencváros 21 (1)
International career
2015 Belgium U19 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026

Philippe Rommens (born 20 August 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ferencváros.

Career

PSV

Rommens is a youth exponent from PSV Eindhoven, who he joined in 2006 together with his brother, Olivier. 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.

Rommens made his professional debut for Jong PSV in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 19 September 2014, replacing Andjelo Rudović in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Sparta Rotterdam. Rommens scored his first goal in professional football on 8 August 2016 in a home game against Den Bosch which ended in a 5–4 win. He played an official match against his brother Olivier for the first time on 9 September, where he with Jong PSV played in the Eerste Divisie against NAC Breda in a 1–1 draw.

TOP Oss

Rommens played for PSV for twelve years, including four seasons—mainly as a substitute—for Jong PSV. A debut in the first team was, however, not in the cards. The club let him leave for TOP Oss on a free transfer in August 2018. There, he almost immediately became a starter. TOP Oss reunited him with his brother Olivier in January 2019.

On 31 July, it was announced that Rommens had suffered an injury which required surgery. He was subsequently sidelined for three to four months. He returned to the pitch on 10 November in a 3–0 loss to Excelsior coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute for Kyvon Leidsman.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 22 May 2021, it was announced that Rommens had signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles, with an option for an additional season. This meant, that he would join the recently promoted Eredivisie club for the 2021–22 season. He made his debut on 13 August, opening day in the domestic league, in a 1–0 home loss to SC Heerenveen.

Ferencváros

On 11 July 2024, Hungarian NB1 club Ferencváros signed Rommens. The fee and contract length were undisclosed. On 9 May 2026, he won the 2025–26 Magyar Kupa season with Ferencváros by beating Zalaegerszegi TE 1–0 in the 2026 Magyar Kupa final at Puskás Aréna.

Personal

His brother is football player Olivier Rommens, currently playing for Milsami Orhei.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 20———20
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 50———50
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 272———272
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 210———210
Total 552———552
TOP Oss 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 33321—20374
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 28920——309
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 20400——204
Total 811641—208717
Go Ahead Eagles 2021–22 Eredivisie 34250——392
2022–23 Eredivisie 28321——304
2023–24 Eredivisie 21630——246
Total 8311101——9312
Ferencváros 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 200041—61
Career total 22129142412024132

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Philippe Rommens at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Deze 3 jonge Belgen tekenen profcontract bij PSV" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "NAC Breda middenvelder Olivier Rommens" (in Dutch). Eerste Divisie. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "PSV II vs. Sparta Rotterdam 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Strater, Ronald (8 August 2016). "Jong PSV wint krankzinnige derby tegen FC Den Bosch: 5–4". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ Strater, Ronald (7 September 2016). "Voetbalbroers Rommens lijnrecht tegenover elkaar: 'Jong PSV gaat met borst vooruit naar Breda'". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "Philippe Rommens tekent voor twee seizoenen bij TOP Oss". www.kliknieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  8. 1 2 "Olivier Rommens vergezelt zijn broer bij TOP Oss". TOP Oss (in Dutch). 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ↑ Van der Doelen, Jaap (31 July 2020). "Blessure houdt TOP Oss-topscorer Philippe Rommens maanden aan de kant". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ↑ De Munter, Kevin (18 November 2020). "Wommelgemnaar Philippe Rommens is terug na operatie en wil knallen bij TOP Oss: "Eerst weer uitblinken, dan pas transfer"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ "Excelsior vs. TOP Oss - 10 november 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  12. ↑ Arentsen, Dennis (22 May 2021). "Derde aanwinst voor GA Eagles, Rommens tekent voor twee jaar in Deventer". de Stentor (in Dutch).
  13. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Heerenveen - 13 August 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "MIDFIELDER FROM THE DUTCH TOP FLIGHT SIGNED". Ferencvárosi Torna Club. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Gundel-Takács tizenegyest védett, de Raemaekers a Fradi javára döntötte el a kupadöntőt". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 9 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.