Nicolas Rommens (born 17 December 1994) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for Zulte Waregem in the

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Club career

On 31 August 2013, Rommens made his professional debut for

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in the

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against

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. One year later, he made his

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debut on 26 July 2014 against

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in a 1–0 home win. He replaced

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after 43 minutes. At the age of 20, Rommens moved to second division team

Dessel Dessel () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants. The total area is 27.03 km2. Nuclear industries ...

, who had already shown interest in signing him the winter before. Gilles Marchandise and Michiel Jaeken had also made the move from Westerlo to Dessel that summer. Rommens immediately made his mark with Dessel and returned to Westerlo a year later, where he would become a starter. In the summer of 2019, he left Westerlo for

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, who, like Westerlo, competed in the

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. When his contract expired a year later, he opted for the newly promoted RWDM. In the summer of 2022, Rommens signed a three-year contract with Zulte Waregem.

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* 1994 births Living people Belgian men's footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players K.F.C. Dessel Sport players K.S.V. Roeselare players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players SV Zulte Waregem players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Lier, Belgium 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub