Roel Buikema (born 22 March 1976 in

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) is a retired Dutch

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who played as a

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for MVV,

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and

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Club career

Buikema played for amateur side Quick in The Hague during his youth years. During his first season in professional football, 1996–97, he won the

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with MVV. Subsequently, he made 14 appearances in the

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during the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. Afterwards, he exclusively played in the Eerste Divisie, despite winning promotion to the Eredivisie three more times (with Heracles Almelo in 2004–05, with Excelsior in 2005–06 although he was loaned out to FC Den Bosch three months into the season, and as a loanee with VVV-Venlo in 2006–07 after playoffs).

Honours

;MVV *

winner: 1996–97 ;Heracles Almelo *

winner: 2004–05 ;Excelsior *

winner: 2005–06

References

1976 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders MVV Maastricht players Helmond Sport players Heracles Almelo players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Den Bosch players VVV-Venlo players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub