Boy Waterman

Boy Waterman

Waterman playing for Karabükspor in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lelystad, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	PSV
Number	24
Youth career
	SV Lelystad '67
	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Heerenveen	17	(0)
2007	→ AZ (loan)	11	(0)
2007–2011	AZ	22	(0)
2008–2010	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)	10	(0)
2010–2011	→ De Graafschap (loan)	33	(0)
2011–2012	Alemannia Aachen	30	(0)
2012–2013	PSV	29	(0)
2013–2015	Karabükspor	55	(0)
2015–2020	APOEL	82	(0)
2020–2022	OFI	30	(0)
2022–	PSV	0	(0)
International career
2003–2004	Netherlands U19	6	(0)
2005–2007	Netherlands U21	13	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Netherlands UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2007 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2022

Boy Waterman (born 24 January 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PSV Eindhoven.

He was part of the Netherlands under-21 national team which won the 2007 Under-21 European Football Championship.

Club career

Waterman started his career at SC Heerenveen, debuting in 2004. After being loaned to AZ Alkmaar for half a year he completed a transfer in April 2007. On 10 February 2007, Waterman played his first Eredivisie match for AZ against Willem II. ^[1] He made his European debut in AZ's 3–3 draw against Fenerbahçe (UEFA Cup) on 14 February 2007. Going into the final day of the 2006–07 Eredivisie season AZ were top of the league, however Waterman received a red card in a 3-2 loss to Excelsior which handed the title to PSV Eindhoven. ^[2]

In August 2008, he was given by AZ Alkmaar on loan to ADO Den Haag. On 22 February 2010, he joined Viking FK on loan until August. ^[3] However, the loan deal was cancelled because of a groin injury. After that period Waterman played for De Graafschap, again on loan from AZ Alkmaar. ^[4]

In July 2011, he joined German club Alemannia Aachen, appearing in 30 competitive matches with the club. After Aachen was eventually relegated, he left on a free transfer to PSV Eindhoven. Waterman began the 2012–13 season as PSV's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Przemysław Tytoń. However, after five league games, Waterman was promoted to first-choice goalkeeper by manager Dick Advocaat.

On 9 July 2015, Waterman signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club APOEL FC. ^[5] He made his APOEL debut on 14 July 2015, in his team's 0–0 home draw against FK Vardar for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. ^[6] At the end of the season he crowned champion for the first time in his career, as APOEL managed to win the Cypriot First Division title for a fourth time in the row. ^{[7] [8]} On 15 May 2017, Waterman signed a two-year contract extension with APOEL, running until June 2019. ^[9]

On 24 August 2020, he joined OFI on a free transfer. ^[10]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Waterman is of Surinamese descent. ^[11] In 2007 Waterman was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Waterman was De Haan's first goalkeeper for the tournament and helped his team in their first match against Israel to a 1–0 victory. He also started in their second match against Portugal but was substituted by Kenneth Vermeer in the first half with a back injury. The match against Portugal was eventually won and the Dutch managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament as well as for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi-finals Waterman returned on the pitch and The Netherlands eliminated England after a 1–1 draw with 13–12 in a penalty shootout with 32 penalty kicks taken, with Waterman stopping three English penalties and scoring one himself. ^[12] The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heerenveen	2004–05	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2005–06		11	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		15	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	4	0	—		20	0
AZ	2006–07	Eredivisie	11	0	0	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		17	0
	2007–08		23	0	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		30	0
	Total		34	0	1	0	12	0	—		47	0
ADO Den Haag	2008–09	Eredivisie	10	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
	2009–10		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		10	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
De Graafschap	2010–11	Eredivisie	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
Alemannia Aachen	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
PSV	2012–13	Eredivisie	29	0	5	0	7 [lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	41	0
Karabükspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	34	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
	2014–15		21	0	0	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		25	0
	Total		55	0	0	0	4	0	—		59	0
APOEL	2015–16	Cypriot First Division	20	0	1	0	12 [lower-alpha 4]	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	34	0
	2016–17		34	0	1	0	16 [lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	51	0
	2017–18		5	0	0	0	9 [lower-alpha 7]	0	0	0	13	0
	2018–19		21	0	2	0	8 [lower-alpha 8]	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	32	0
	2019–20		2	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	6	0
	Total		82	0	6	0	46	0	3	0	137	0
OFI	2020–21	Super League Greece	22	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		23	0
	2021–22		8	0	3	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		30	0	3	0	1	0	—		34	0
PSV	2022–23	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			319	0	20	0	74	0	3	0	416	0

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Cypriot Cup, Greek Football Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
6. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
8. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

PSV

• KNVB Cup: 2022–23 ^[13]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2012, 2022, ^[14] 2023 ^[15]

APOEL

• Cypriot First Division: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
• Cypriot Super Cup: 2019

Netherlands U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2007

References

1. "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
2. "Lowlands enjoy Highlander-style finale". Guardian. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
3. "Waterman joins Viking". Ontheminute.com. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
4. "De Graafschap plukt Waterman weg bij AZ". Voetbal International. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
5. Κατ‘αρχήν συμφωνία με Boy Waterman (in Greek). APOEL FC. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
6. "APOEL 0–0 Vardar". UEFA. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
7. "APOEL clinch record 25th title in Cyprus". uefa.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
8. "APOEL vs. AEK Larnaca 2–0". Soccerway. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
9. Ανανέωση συνεργασίας με Boy Waterman [Contract renewal with Boy Waterman] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
10. "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε τον Βάτερμαν". sport24.gr. 24 August 2020.
11. "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team"". 5 December 2014.
12. "Boy Waterman and the Young Orange keep home crowds happy". Reuters. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
13. "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
14. "Ajax - PSV". PSV.nl. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
15. "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links

• APOEL official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-07-11)
• Boy Waterman at Soccerway
• Boy Waterman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Boy Waterman Interview