Cornelis Henricus Johannes "Kees" de Boer (born 13 May 2000) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria and currently compete in the Serie C. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A ...

Club career

Swansea City

De Boer played youth football for

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

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and

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...

. He made his professional debut for Swansea's first team in a 3–1 home win over

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

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in the

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. De Boer replaced Yan Dhanda in the 90th minute.

ADO Den Haag

On 2 June 2020, De Boer signed a two-year contract with

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

club

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

, after his contract with Swansea had expired. He made his ADO league debut on 13 September 2020 in a 2–0 away loss to

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

. After a disastrous season, in which ADO finished bottom of the league and suffered relegation to the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

, De Boer exercised a relegation option in his contract to leave the club as a free agent.

VVV-Venlo

De Boer joined

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

, who had suffered relegation alongside ADO, on 6 July 2021, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional season. He was in the starting lineup on his debut for the club, a 2–2 home draw on the opening day of the 2021–22 season. De Boer left VVV at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not extended.

Ternana

On 15 September 2023, De Boer officially joined Italian side

on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract with the club, with an option for another season.

International career

De Boer is a Netherlands youth international, having gained two caps at under-15 level. On 10 February 2015, he made his debut for the Netherlands U15 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Serbia U15, providing the assist for

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Jurgen Peter Ekkelenkamp (born 5 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Udinese. Club career Ajax Ekkelenkamp made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 9 April 2018 in a game ...

's equalizer from his corner kick.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boer, Kees de 2000 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Volendam players AFC Ajax players Swansea City A.F.C. players ADO Den Haag players VVV-Venlo players Ternana Calcio players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Serie B players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Footballers from Volendam 21st-century Dutch sportsmen