Full name Stefan Stam Name Stefan Stam Current team VV Katwijk 1997–2000 AZ Career start 2001 | Number 20 Height 1.88 m Playing position Role Footballer Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1979-09-14) 14 September 1979 (age 36) Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
Stefan Stam (born 14 September 1979) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Dutch Topklasse side Katwijk. His previous clubs include AZ, PSV, Eindhoven, Oldham Athletic, Yeovil Town, Hereford United and FC Den Bosch.
Life and career
Stam was born in Amersfoort. He played for VV Grasshoppers of Hoogwoud before playing for the youth teams of both AZ and PSV. He made his professional debut for Eindhoven and spent two seasons playing for the club in the Eerste Divisie. He moved to England in 2003, signing for Oldham Athletic after a successful trial. He scored one goal in 97 league appearances for Oldham, in a 2–1 win against Rotherham United in September 2006. He was released by Oldham in May 2009, and went on to sign a two-year contract with Yeovil Town the following month. Stam scored his only goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Exeter City in January 2010. Nine months later, he was made available for loan.
He joined Hereford United on loan for a month in March 2011, which was later extended until the end of the season. Following his release by Yeovil, Stam signed a two-year contract with Hereford in July. He is the father of Paddy Hughes and Jason Mills