Dave Bulthuis

Dave Bulthuis

Personal information
Full name	Dave Bulthuis
Date of birth	(1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Purmerend, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, Left back
Team information
Current team	without a team after leaving the Suwon Samsung Bluewings on January 1, 2024
Number	-
Youth career
	DCG
	Purmersteijn
	Volendam
	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Utrecht	84	(9)
2014–2017	Nürnberg	67	(3)
2014–2017	Nürnberg II	5	(0)
2017	Gabala	4	(0)
2018	SC Heerenveen	24	(2)
2019–2021	Ulsan Hyundai	71	(4)
2022–	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	53	(1)
Medal record Ulsan Hyundai Winner AFC Champions League 2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Bulthuis (born 28 June 1990 in Purmerend) is a Dutch football player who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea K League 1.

Club career

Bulthuis formerly played for FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie. ^[1] He moved abroad to play for German Second Bundesliga side FC Nürnberg in summer 2014. ^[2]

On 7 July 2017, Bulthuis signed a three-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK. ^[3]

In January 2019, he left SC Heerenveen for Ulsan Hyundai. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played on 22 October 2023 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Utrecht	2010–11	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12	Eredivisie	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2
	2012–13	Eredivisie	34	3	1	0	—		—		35	3
	2013–14	Eredivisie	24	4	3	0	1 [a]	0	—		28	4
	Total		84	9	5	0	1	0	0	0	90	9
Nürnberg	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	28	1	3	0	—		2 [b]	0	33	1
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	23	1	1	0	—		—		24	1
	Total		67	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	74	3
Nürnberg II	2014–15	Regionalliga	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
Gabala	2017–18	Azerbaijan Premier League	4	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	—		8	0
Heerenveen	2017–18	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Ulsan Hyundai	2019	K League 1	19	1	1	0	6 [c]	0	—		26	1
	2020	K League 1	22	0	4	0	7 [d]	0	—		33	4
	2021	K League 1	30	3	1	0	7 [c]	0	—		38	1
	Total		71	4	6	0	20	0	0	0	97	6
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2022	K League 1	35	0	3	0	—		2 [e]	0	40	0
	2023	K League 1	18	1	0	0	—		—		18	1
	Total		53	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	56	1
Career total			258	14	18	0	18	0	4	0	298	14

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup
5. Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs

Honours

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI: 2021 ^[6]

Club

Ulsan Hyundai

• AFC Champions League: 2020

References

1. "Davy Bulthuis". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
2. Bulthuis van FC Utrecht naar Nürnberg - Trouw (in Dutch)
3. "Deyv Bultuis Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
4. "Dave Bulthuis zet carrière voort in Zuid-Korea". SC Heerenveen. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
5. Dave Bulthuis at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
6. "[Goal Live] 주민규·홍정호 등 K리그1 베스트11 선정…울산 4명으로 최다".

External links

• Dave Bulthuis at WorldFootball.net
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Dave Bulthuis Interview