Jan-Willem Staman

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Jan-Willem Staman
Personal information
Full name Jan-Willem Staman
Date of birth (1984-01-09) 9 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Nijverdal, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Team information
Current team
Rovers
Number 14
Youth career
Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 v.v. DES 148 (52)
2011–2013 Strykers 56 (87)
2013–2016 Quality Distributors
2016– Rovers
International career
2015– Guam 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan-Willem Staman (born 9 January 1984) is a Guamanian international footballer of Dutch descent who plays for Rovers in the Guam Men's Soccer League. He has also been called up to the Guam national football team in 2015, and has played in several national games.[1][2][3][4]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Staman briefly played for the youth team of Twente.[5]

VV DES[edit]

In 1990, Staman joined a local amateur club in his hometown of Nijverdal called VV DES. He made his debut for the club in August 2001 at the age of 17.[6]

Guam[edit]

In 2011, Staman joined a local amateur club in the Guam Men's Soccer League called Strykers. He switched clubs in 2013 and joined the Quality Distributors.

International career[edit]

Staman received his first call up for the Guam national football team in March 2015 for the friendly matches against Hong Kong and Singapore.[7] He made his debut by coming on at half time in the Hong Kong friendly. Staman made his second appearance in the friendly match against Singapore coming on the 84th minute.[8]

Staman was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Turkmenistan and India. Staman started his first match later during the qualification against Oman.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Staman moved to the island of Guam in 2011. He is married to an American woman named Marylou.[10] He currently works full-time at an aquarium and is a part-time dive instructor.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jan-Willem Staman: een punt achter een onvoorstelbaar Avontuur".
  2. ^ "JAN-WILLEM STAMAN DROOMT VAN WK 2018 MET GUAM". elfvoetbal.nl.
  3. ^ "Jan-Willem Staman, de Tukker die een onwaarschijnlijke interlandcarrière beleefde". vi.nl.
  4. ^ "'Op Trump is geen pijl te trekken'". telegraaf.nl.
  5. ^ "Schokkend bericht over Zlatan, lof voor Van der Vaart". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ Colijn, Jan (8 May 2015). "De nummer 14 van Guam". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015 – via PressReader.
  7. ^ "SEVEN CALLED UP TO MATAO". GSPN – Guam Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ^ http://www.vvdes.nl/index.php/meer-nieuwsberichten/3384-jan-willem-staman-debuteert-als-international-van-guam.html[dead link]
  9. ^ "MAKING HISTORY IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". GSPN – Guam Sports Network. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Voetbalvereniging DES Nijverdal - Jan Willem Staman staat voor debuut nationale team Guam". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Tukker staat voor debuut in nationale voetbalploeg Guam". Tubantia (in Dutch). 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.