Ruud Boymans was born in
Born, Netherlands. He made his debut in professional football on 7 December 2007, playing for Fortuna Sittard against
RBC Roosendaal in a match that ended 0–0. In December 2008, Boymans signed a three-year deal with
VVV-Venlo, which would start after finishing the season with Fortuna Sittard. Boymans impressed with VVV and scored 15 goals in 46 matches for the club. On 27 June 2011,
AZ confirmed they had signed Boymans to a four-year deal. Unfortunately, Boymans was not able to cement his place in the first eleven and was sent on loan to
NEC on 27 January 2013. For the 2013–14 season, Boymans was sent on loan to
Willem II. He became champion of the
Eerste Divisie and scored 27 times in 36 matches. As he had no prospect of play time with
AZ, Boymans was sold to
FC Utrecht on 17 June 2014. He signed a four-year deal with the
Eredivisie side. On 6 June 2016, it was announced Boymans had signed with
Al Shabab. He scored twice in his first six league matches. In November 2016, in a match against
Dibba Al-Fujairah Club, he swallowed his tongue after colliding with the opponent goalkeeper. Scans at the hospital found moisture in his head which kept Boymans out of action. After a run of poor results, Dutch coach
Fred Rutten resigned. In the 2016–17 summer transfer window, Al Shabab signed an African forward who was registered as one of four foreigners allowed per club while Boymans was the fifth foreigner and unable to play. In June 2017, he trained with former club FC Utrecht. After playing six months for
Almere City FC, and later training with
Quick Boys, Boymans announced that he had decided to retire in August 2020 after suffering a serious injury. ==Honours==