Delé Thomas

Left Midfielder - NEC
6 Jan 2028
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 33 Transfers 1 Relations Events 115 Awards 10 Matches History

Events

115
Severity
Mood

  1. Named Young Player of the Week

    Moderate

  2. Selected for the Young Team of the Week

  3. Praised by the manager after a goal contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  4. Personality clash with Raphael van Geelkerken

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  5. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  6. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  7. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  8. Personality clash with Luka Kulenović

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  9. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  10. He has said it out loud: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  11. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  12. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  13. Personality clash with Leshano Simons

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  14. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  15. Personality clash with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  16. Built a stronger partnership with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  17. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  18. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  19. Personality clash with Roy Kortsmit

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  20. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  21. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  22. Squad praised for bouncing back

  23. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  24. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  25. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  26. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  27. Personality clash with Merijn van de Wiel

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  28. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  29. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  30. He has started to want: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  31. Personality clash with Raphael van Geelkerken

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  32. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  33. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  34. Personality clash with Luka Kulenović

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  35. Named in the Young Team of the Month

    Moderate
    Cause
    Selectors picked him among the standout under-21s of the month.

  36. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Minor
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  37. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  38. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Raphael van Geelkerken

    Mind

  39. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Roy Kortsmit

    Mind

  40. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Merijn van de Wiel

    Mind

  41. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  42. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Luc Nieuwenhuijs was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    A younger player was given the chance in this fixture.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  43. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  44. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  45. Personality clash with Leshano Simons

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  46. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  47. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  48. Personality clash with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  49. Built a stronger partnership with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  50. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  51. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  52. Personality clash with Roy Kortsmit

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  53. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  54. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  55. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  56. Selected for the Young Team of the Week

  57. Personality clash with Merijn van de Wiel

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  58. Named in the Young Team of the Month

    Moderate
    Cause
    Selectors picked him among the standout under-21s of the month.

  59. Made a decisive contribution in a tight match

  60. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  61. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  62. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  63. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Emre Mor

    Mind

  64. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Luka Kulenović

    Mind

  65. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  66. Squad praised for bouncing back

  67. Personality clash with Raphael van Geelkerken

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  68. Selected for the Young Team of the Week

  69. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  70. Personality clash with Luka Kulenović

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  71. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  72. Made a decisive contribution in a tight match

  73. Supporters lifted him after a decisive contribution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He made the moment that decided the match. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.

  74. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  75. Personality clash with Leshano Simons

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  76. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  77. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $1.6M/y

  78. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $1.6M/y

  79. Personality clash with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  80. Personality clash with Emre Mor

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  81. Built a stronger partnership with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  82. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  83. Personality clash with Jamiro Monteiro

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  84. Personality clash with Roy Kortsmit

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  85. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  86. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  87. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  88. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  89. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  90. Personality clash with Merijn van de Wiel

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  91. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  92. Returned to full training after injury

    Minor
    Cause
    The medical team cleared him, but the staff are protecting him from a rushed comeback.

  93. Left out as Tjaronn Chery was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Tjaronn Chery was preferred — lower injury-risk profile.
    Cause
    He is being eased back from injury.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  94. Personality clash with Raphael van Geelkerken

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  95. Core player

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  96. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  97. Personality clash with Luka Kulenović

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  98. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  99. Squad status changed

  100. Personality clash with Virgil Misidjan

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  101. Personality clash with Emre Mor

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  102. Thomas Ouwejan, a senior mentor, left the club

    Serious
    Cause
    The departure of a senior mentor still shapes how he reacts. A senior figure was at the centre of how it played out.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  103. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  104. Personality clash with Jamiro Monteiro

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  105. Personality clash with Roy Kortsmit

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  106. He has started to want: A bigger club

    Mind

  107. He has started to want: Better players around him

    Mind

  108. Interest from AZ has turned his head

    Moderate
    Cause
    Stage: concrete interest. The interested club has formally approached. The link is speculative for now. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He remains focused on the current job.

  109. Personality clash with Merijn van de Wiel

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  110. A loose link to AZ has surfaced

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: shortlisted. The local press has carried the story. The link is speculative for now. The interested club is meaningfully bigger. He remains focused on the current job.

  111. Frustrated after the club rejected interest from AZ

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. The link is speculative for now. A bid has already been rejected. He remains focused on the current job.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  112. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  113. He got what he wanted: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  114. He has let it go: A loan, for games

    Mind

  115. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind