Wilfred Bouma
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| Wilfred Bouma | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | June 15, 1978 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
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| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 16 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-96 1996-98 1998-1999 1999-2005 2005- |
PSV Eindhoven MVV Fortuna Sittard PSV Eindhoven Aston Villa |
6 (0) 51 (13) 33 (5) 171 (19) 34 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000- | Netherlands | 23 (2) |
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Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, Netherlands) is a Dutch football (soccer) player who currently plays for English club Aston Villa.
He started his career at amateur club SV Rood-Wit '62 before joining PSV Eindhoven on a youth contract in 1994. The PSV headcoach back then, Aad de Mos handed him his professional debut against Willem II on October 26, 1994 which his team lost 2–1. After not featuring for a long time, he was loaned out to MVV Maastricht in 1996 and played in the Eerste Divisie where he scored 7 goals in 18 games. The following season, he scored 6 goals in 33 games after helping his team back into the Eredivisie. After impressing at Fortuna Sittard in 1998-99, he was drafted back into the PSV squad the following season.
At PSV, he played as a left winger and as forward because of his quick pace and direct passing, teaming up with Arnold Bruggink and at times, with Ruud van Nistelrooy. When Arthur Numan went off to Rangers at the end of the 1999-00 season, Bouma was moved to left-back where he had to compete with Danish international Jan Heintze.
With the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers entering its crucial stages, Bouma was handed his international debut for the Dutch national team against the Republic of Ireland on September 2, 2000. In the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal, he was chosen by Dick Advocaat to play as a central defender and he has also retained that spot while playing for PSV under Guus Hiddink in the 2004-05 season. Just before the close of the international transfer window, Bouma signed for Aston Villa on 30 August 2005 for £3.5m.
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| Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |
