Boy Waterman

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Boy Waterman
Personal information
Full name	Boy Waterman
Date of birth	January 24, 1984 (1984-01-24) (age 24)
Place of birth	Lelystad, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	AZ
Youth clubs
	SV Lelystad Ajax
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-07 2007-	SC Heerenveen AZ	18 (0) 17 (0)
National team2
	Netherlands	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 18 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of October 18 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Boy Waterman (born 24 January 1984 in Lelystad) is a Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar. He started his career at SC Heerenveen, debuting in 2004. After being loaned to AZ Alkmaar for half a year he completed the transfer in April 2007.

On February 10, 2007 Waterman played his first Eredivisie match for AZ against Willem II ^[1] He made his European debut in AZ's 3-3 draw against Fenerbahce (UEFA Cup) on February 14, 2007.

[edit] Netherlands under-21

In 2007 Waterman was called up by Jong Oranje coach Foppe de Haan to be part of his squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship held in the Netherlands. Waterman was De Haan's first goalkeeper for the tournament and helped his team in their first match against Israel to a 1-0 victory. He also started in their second match against Portugal 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 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals Waterman returned on the pitch and The Netherlands eliminated England after a 1-1 draw with 13-12 in a penalty shoothout 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 Serbia 4-1 in the final.

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