Paul Boertien

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Paul Boertien
Paul Boertien
Personal information
Full name Paul Boertien
Date of birth January 20, 1979 (1979-01-20) (age 29)
Place of birth    Haltwhistle, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Walsall
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1996–1999
1999–2007
2000
2004
2007
2007–		 Carlisle United
Derby County
→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)
→ Notts County (loan)
→ Chesterfield (loan)
Walsall		 017 (1)
114 (2)
002 (0)
005 (0)
004 (0)
000 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:56, 27 July 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Paul Boertien (born January 20, 1979 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England) is an English footballer who has played for six English clubs. He plays for Walsall in Football League One.

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[edit] Playing Career

Boertien began his career in Carlisle United in August 1996. His first league game for Carlisle United was against Walsall on October 4, 1997, while his first goal for the club from Cumbria came against Swansea City on February 13, 1999.

Boertien signed for Derby County in March 1999 £250 000. He made his debut on May 16, 1999 against Chelsea. He then went out on loan to Crewe Alexandra in 2000 before returning to score his first goal in a 2-0 Premier League over Derby's local rivals Leicester City on April 16th, 2001. Boertien was in and out of the team over the next three years, including a loan spell at Notts County in 2004, but suffered from an unlucky run of injuries between 2004 and 2006 which saw him a virtual ever present in the treatment room. He made his return to the first team after almost two years in a 2-1 victory over Hull City in August 2006. However, an injury sustained during the Boxing Day defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, coupled with the signing of Blackburn Rovers James McEveley, saw Boertien slip to third choice left back and manager Billy Davies announced his his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, after over eight years at Pride Park.

On March 22, 2007, Boertien joined Derbyshire club Chesterfield[1] on a month’s loan in an attempt to regain match fitness and put himself in the shop window. He then returned to Derby[2], but was released shortly afterwards.[3]

In July 2007, Boertien was given a trial by Oldham Athletic, appearing in a friendly against Barrow but was not offered a contract.

After his failed trial with Oldham Athletic, Boertien joined League One Walsall on July 27, 2007.[4]

[edit] Career as player

Club Club connection Club matches League matches Club goals League goals Period
Carlisle United Contract 21 17 1 1 08/1996 – 03/1999
Derby County Contract 2 1 0 0 03/1999 – 02/2000
Crewe Alexandra Loan 2 2 0 0 02/2000 – 03/2000
Derby County Contract 103 94 2 2 03/2000 – 01/2004
Notts County Loan 5 5 0 0 01/2004 – 02/2004
Derby County Contract 13 11 0 0 02/2004 – 03/2007
Chesterfield Loan 4 0 0 0 03/2007 – 04/2007
Derby County Contract 0 0 0 0 04/2007 – 06/2007
Walsall Contract 0 0 0 0 07/2007 –

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Chesterfield secure double swoop", BBC Sport, March 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. 
  2. ^ "Boertien returns from loan spell", BBC Sport, April 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. 
  3. ^ "Experienced pair to leave Derby", BBC Sport, June 1, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-01. 
  4. ^ "Saddlers sign defender Boertien", BBC Sport, July 07, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. 

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1 Ince • 2 Weston • 5 Gerrard • 12 Demontagnac • 17 Nicholls • 18 Bradley • 19 Deeney • 20 Smith • 23 Boertien • 26 Taundry • 31 Gilmartin • Manager: Mullen
Persondata
NAME Boertien, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH