Stefan Stam is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 footballer  currently playing for Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

 after being released by Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

. His normal playing position is as a defender

Defender

Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...

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Career

Stam started playing football for VV Grasshoppers of Hoogwoud

Hoogwoud

Hoogwoud is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northeast of Heerhugowaard....

. He played for the youth teams of both AZ and PSV Eindhoven, and played professional football for FC Eindhoven

FC Eindhoven

FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....

. He signed for Oldham Athletic at the beginning of the 2003/04 season following a successful trial. He scored once for Oldham, in a 2-1 win over Rotherham. Following his release by the Latics on 14 May 2009, Glovers

Yeovil Town F.C.

Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...

 manager Terry Skiverton

Terry Skiverton

Terence "Terry" John Skiverton is a former English footballer who enjoyed a long playing career at Yeovil Town for 11 years, appearing 382 times in all competitions, before becoming their current manager....

 signed Stam on 26 June 2009, with the Dutchman penning a two-year deal. On 23 January, Stam scored the first goal in the derby game against Exeter City; it was only his second goal in English football. On 3 January 2011, after a 1 - 0 win over MK Dons, manager Terry Skiverton said that Stefan Stam would have no part to play with Yeovil Town as long as he was manager. He joined Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

 on loan for a month on 21 March 2011, before extending the deal until the end of the season.
He signed a 2 year deal to return to Hereford United

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...

 on 1st July after his contract with Yeovil had expired.

External links

• Stefan Stam's profile at the Yeovil site