Beimers’ approach has already opened doors that would probably have remained closed if he had chosen to stay in Belfast.
Travelling in a van has helped with his appeal to clubs, who don’t have to pay for travel or accommodation, like they would with other players.
Instead, Beimers and his dad can find somewhere to pull up for the night nearby, and he’s ready to go.
When he doesn’t have trials, they can also drive to nearby beaches to train, or take the bikes off the beaten track.
Something else that helps Beimers is his passport situation.
Beimers was born in Northern Ireland to Canadian parents, and represented Canada at the Under-17 World Cup in 2025.
He also holds a Dutch passport through his grandfather, which helps with player registration with European clubs.
“It’s nice to not know where you’re going, even though there’s quite a lot of things that we have sorted out. It’s good to be free and just be less scheduled,” he said.
“I love learning from new coaches, new environments. So I thought, ‘yeah, let’s mix it up a bit’.”
Beimers says he wants to play “at the highest level possible” in his career, and his ultimate goal is to play against some of the biggest sides in Europe.
“I want to play against Barcelona or Real Madrid. Give me one game against one of those big clubs and then I’ll just retire after that,” he said, jokingly.
“I’m going to keep playing football until I hate it and that could be until I’m 40 or 50. I just want to make a name for myself.”
