Roly Bonevacia

Roly Bonevacia
Personal information
Full nameRolieny Bonevacia[1]
Date of birth18 October 1991
Place of birthLelystad, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing positionmidfielder
Club information
Current team
Wellington Phoenix
Number4
Youth career
VV Reiger Boys[2]
2001–2010Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Ajax1(0)
2011–2012NAC Breda (loan)17(0)
2013Roda JC Kerkrade (loan)16(1)
2013–2014Roda JC Kerkrade23(0)
2014–Wellington Phoenix27(4)
National team
2007–2008Netherlands U-17
2009–2010Netherlands U-193(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:52, 17 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2010

Roly Bonevacia (born 18 October 1991 in Lelystad, Flevoland) is a Dutch professional football player of Curaçaoan descent who plays as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

Career

Bonevacia was born in Lelystad and started playing football with VV Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard, North Holland.[2][3] Different professional clubs were interested in signing the youngster, including AZ and AFC Ajax, for whom he finally signed his first youth contract in the summer of 2001.[3] Until 2010, Bonevacia played in the Ajax Academy, first as a central defender and later as a defensive midfielder.[4] In July 2008, Bonevacia signed his first professional contract for Ajax, a three-year deal until 2011.[3][5]

Ajax

At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Bonevacia was added to Ajax's senior squad by manager Martin Jol. He made his Eredivisie debut in the starting line-up on 14 August 2010 in a 4-2 victory over Vitesse Arnhem at the Amsterdam ArenA.[6] His second appearance came on 22 September 2010 in the KNVB Cup where he started and played the full 90 minutes in the 5-0 win against MVV Maastricht at home.

Bonevacia made no further appearances for the first team following the resignation of Martin Jol, and was loaned out to NAC Breda the following season.

NAC Breda

In the summer of 2011, Bonevacia was sent on loan to NAC Breda until the end of the season.[7] He played 17 matches in the Eredivisie. At the end of the 2011-2012 season, he returned to Ajax, where he attempted to earn a regular place in the first team.

Roda JC Kerkrade

After only making two regular season appearances for Ajax under then coach Martin Jol and making no further appearances during the 2012-13 season, except in pre-season in friendly encounters, Bonevacia was sent on loan to Roda JC Kerkrade until the end of the 2012-2013 season.[8] Following his loan spell, Roly Bonevacia signed a two-year contract with Roda JC, binding him to the club from Limburg until the summer of 2015.


Wellington Phoenix

On 25th July 2014 Bonevacia signed for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.[9]

International

Bonevacia was a member of the Dutch squad at the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, having also represented the U-17 Oranje in the qualification rounds for the tournament.[1]

Since 2009, Bonevacia has represented the Netherlands U-19 team in the qualification rounds for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He made his debut for the team in a match against Cyprus, and also played in qualification matches against the Czech Republic and Malta.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2010–11AjaxEredivisie1010000020
2011–12NAC Breda18010190
2012–13Ajax0000000000
Roda JC Kerkrade1610040201
2013–14230300000260
Total Netherlands 581500040671
Career total 581500040671
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 May 2013.[13]

Honours

Club

Ajax

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Roly Bonevacia Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Oud Reiger Boys speler bij Ajax 1" (in Dutch). VV Reiger Boys. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Roly Bonevacia Profile" (in Dutch). Ajaxinside.nl. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  4. "Roly Bonevacia Video profile" (in Dutch). Ajax. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  5. "Ajax sign youth players". Ajax. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  6. "Ajax vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  7. "Bonevacia kiest definitief voor NAC Breda". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (Voetbalprimeur). Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. "Ajacied Bonevacia op huurbasis naar Roda JC". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (Voetbalprimeur). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  9. "Phoenix Sign Ajax Academy Graduate". Football Federation Australia. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  10. "Netherlands U19 vs. Malta U19". Soccerway. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  11. "Netherlands U19 vs. Cyprus U19". Soccerway. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  12. "Czech Republic U19 vs. Netherlands U19". Soccerway. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  13. "Roly Bonevacia - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.

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