Stefan Stam

Stefan Stam

Personal information
Full name	Stefan Stam
Date of birth	September 14, 1979 (1979-09-14)
Place of birth	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Hereford United
Number	24
Youth career
	AZ
	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Eindhoven	42	(3)
2003–2009	Oldham Athletic	97	(1)
2009–2011	Yeovil Town	21	(1)
2011	→ Hereford United (loan)	10	(0)
2011–	Hereford United	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:04, 21 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Stefan Stam (born 14 September 1979) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Hereford United after being released by Yeovil Town. His normal playing position is as a defender.

Career

Stam started playing football for VV Grasshoppers of Hoogwoud. He played for the youth teams of both AZ and PSV Eindhoven, and played professional football for FC Eindhoven. He signed for Oldham Athletic at the beginning of the 2003/04 season following a successful trial. He scored once for Oldham, in a 2-1 win over Rotherham. Following his release by the Latics on 14 May 2009, Glovers manager Terry Skiverton signed Stam on 26 June 2009, with the Dutchman penning a two-year deal. On 23 January, Stam scored the first goal in the derby game against Exeter City; it was only his second goal in English football. On 3 January 2011, after a 1 - 0 win over MK Dons, manager Terry Skiverton said that Stefan Stam would have no part to play with Yeovil Town as long as he was manager. He joined Hereford United on loan for a month on 21 March 2011, before extending the deal until the end of the season. He signed a 2 year deal to return to Hereford United on 1st July after his contract with Yeovil had expired.

External links

• Stefan Stam career stats at Soccerbase
• Stefan Stam's profile at the Yeovil site