Paul Boertien (born 20 January 1979 in

Haltwhistle Haltwhistle is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, east of Brampton. It had a population of 3,811 at the 2011 Census. Stone-built houses are a feature of Haltwhistle. It is one of two settlements in Great Britain which c ...

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, England) is an English former

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who has played for seven English clubs.

Playing career

Boertien began his career in Carlisle United in August 1996. His first league game for Carlisle United was against

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

on 4 October 1997, while his first goal for the club from

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came against Swansea City on 13 February 1999. Boertien signed for

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in March 1999 for a fee of £250,000. He made his debut on 16 May 1999 against

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. He then went out on loan to

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

in 2000 before returning to score his first goal in a 2–0

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win over Derby's local rivals

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on 16 April 2001. Boertien was in and out of the team over the next three years, including a loan spell at

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in 2004, but suffered from an unlucky run of injuries between 2004 and 2006 which saw him a virtual ever-present in the treatment room. He made his return to the first team after almost two years in a 2–1 victory over

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in August 2006. However, an injury sustained during the Boxing Day defeat to

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, coupled with the signing of Blackburn Rovers

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, saw Boertien slip to third choice left back and manager Billy Davies announced his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, after over eight years at Pride Park. On 22 March 2007, Boertien joined

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club

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on a month's loan in an attempt to regain match fitness and put himself in the shop window. He then returned to Derby, but was released shortly afterwards. In July 2007, Boertien was given a trial by

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, appearing in a friendly against Barrow but was not offered a contract. After his failed trial with Oldham Athletic, Boertien joined

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on 27 July 2007. On 6 May 2009, Boertien was released from Walsall after being told that his contract would not be renewed.

Burton Albion

On 8 June 2009, it was announced he had signed a one-year deal with Football League newcomers

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. In doing so he became

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's first signing as Burton Albion manager. He made 34

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appearances in his first season, scoring one goal against

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on his 200th career league appearance, his first goal in six years, and was later rewarded with a one-year contract extension on 10 May 2010. Boertien was released from the club in May 2011, which would have ended a two-year spell with the Brewers. However, on 12 May 2011, Boertien signed a new 1 year "pay-as-you-play" contract at the

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outfit. Boertien announced his retirement on 15 December 2011 after making a career total of 268 appearances.

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