Joel Drommel

Joël Drommel (born 16 November 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Twente.

Club career Drommel used to play as a midfielder, but turned goalkeeper before joining the Almere City youth set-up. He then had a season with IJsselmeervogels, before joining FC Twente in 2014. He made his Eredivisie debut on 12 September 2015 against AFC Ajax in a 2–2 draw.

In the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, he appeared in all but one KNVB Cup match.

Drommel played a major role in PSV's 2022–23 KNVB Cup campaign, featuring in all five cup matches and saving Edson Álvarez's penalty in PSV's penalty shoot-out win over Ajax in the final.

In 2025, Drommel was sent out on a season-long loan to fellow Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam. During his season in Rotterdam, he kept a league-high eleven clean sheets, earning himself a place in ESPN's Eredivisie Team of the Season.

Drommel departed PSV and returned to Twente in the summer of 2026, signing a four-year contract at the Grolsch Veste.

International career Drommel was called up to the senior Netherlands squad in November 2020.

Personal life His father Piet-Jan Drommel played for AZ and SC Telstar. KNVB Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021, 2022, 2023