Bram van Vlerken (born 7 October 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

He made his professional debut as

Jong PSV Jong PSV is a Dutch football team based in Eindhoven. It is the reserve team of PSV Eindhoven and plays in the Eerste Divisie since the 2013–14 season. History Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively fo ...

player in the second division

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on 28 February 2014 against

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in a 3–1 away win. He replaced

Abel Tamata Abel Tamata (born 5 December 1990) is a retired professional footballer who played as a left back. Born in the Netherlands, he played international football for the DR Congo. Tamata has previously played for PSV, Roda JC Kerkrade, Groningen an ...

in the 64th minute. He is a former Dutch youth international. Van Vlerken joined

on 25 June 2018, signing a two-year deal. On 12 April 2022,

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

announced that they had signed Van Vlerken on a two-year contract with an option of an additional year, starting from 1 July. Following the 2023–24 season, it was announced that van Vlerken would leave the club at the end of his contract.

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- Voetbal International 1995 births Living people Footballers from Helmond Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Jong PSV players Almere City FC players Helmond Sport players Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub