Boy Waterman (born 24 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. 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 Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

, debuting in 2004. After being loaned to

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

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. He made his European debut in AZ's 3–3 draw against Fenerbahçe (

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) on 14 February 2007. Going into the final day of the

2006–07 Eredivisie The 2006–07 Eredivisie season began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated i ...

season AZ were top of the league, however Waterman received a red card in a 3-2 loss to

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which handed the title to

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

. In August 2008, he was given by AZ Alkmaar on loan to

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

. On 22 February 2010, he joined

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on loan until August. However, the loan deal was cancelled because of a

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injury. After that period Waterman played for

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

, again on loan from AZ Alkmaar. In July 2011, he joined German club

Alemannia Aachen Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...

, appearing in 30 competitive matches with the club. After Aachen was eventually relegated, he left on a free transfer to

. Waterman began the 2012–13 season as PSV's second-choice goalkeeper, behind

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. However, after five league games, Waterman was promoted to first-choice goalkeeper by manager

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. On 9 July 2015, Waterman signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club

APOEL FC APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

. He made his APOEL debut on 14 July 2015, in his team's 0–0 home draw against

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for the

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of the

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. At the end of the season he crowned champion for the first time in his career, as APOEL managed to win the

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title for a fourth time in the row. On 15 May 2017, Waterman signed a two-year contract extension with APOEL, running until June 2019. On 24 August 2020, he joined OFI on a free transfer.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Waterman is of Surinamese descent. In 2007 Waterman was called up by Jong Oranje coach

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to be part of his squad for the

2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. Summary For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Netherlands, w ...

held in the Netherlands. Waterman was De Haan's first goalkeeper for the tournament and helped his team in their first match against

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to a 1–0 victory. He also started in their second match against

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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

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. In the semi-finals Waterman returned on the pitch and The Netherlands eliminated

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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. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating

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4–1 in the final.

Career statistics

Honours

PSV *

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: 2022–23 *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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APOEL *

: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

: 2019 Netherlands U21 *

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References

External links

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Boy Waterman Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waterman, Boy 1984 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Footballers from Lelystad Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen SC Heerenveen players AZ Alkmaar players ADO Den Haag players De Graafschap players Alemannia Aachen players PSV Eindhoven players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers APOEL FC players OFI Crete F.C. players Eredivisie players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Cypriot First Division players Super League Greece players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece