Wouter van der Steen (born 3 June 1990) is a Dutch professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for club

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 ...

. He formerly played for

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...

and

Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...

Club career

Van der Steen started his professional career with

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

, where he was the starting

from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, he joined

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

side

. In the summer of 2018, he chose not to extend his contract with the club as he struggled to secure the position of their first-choice goalkeeper. On 19 June 2023, Van der Steen agreed to return to Helmond Sport on a two-year deal.

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- Voetbal International 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Vught Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch men's footballers Helmond Sport players SC Heerenveen players FC Den Bosch players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub