Stefan van Dam (born 3 March 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Sliedrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Sliedrecht | |||
| 1991–2003 | Willem II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Willem II | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | TOP Oss | 6 | (3) |
| 2005–2010 | ASWH | ||
| 2010–2011 | Kozakken Boys | ||
| 2011–2017 | VV Sliedrecht | ||
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 1999 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Van Dam played in the youth of VV Sliedrecht, until moving to Willem II. He played his first professional game for Willem II in the Eredivisie in De Kuip.[1] After two first team caps his contract was not renewed.
In summer 2004, Van Dam moved to TOP Oss.[2] Here he experienced a good start with three goals in his first two games. After playing seven games his contract was not renewed.[1]
Next he played in the first team of ASWH.[3] In March 2010 he left for Kozakken Boys and a year later he rejoined Sliedrecht.[4] In Sliedrecht he was the captain of team and played until summer 2017.[3][1][5]
After his playing career, Van Dam started as a manager. He coached a youth team and the reserves of Sliedrecht and also worked as assistant-manager of the first team. In 2022 Van Dam moved to former club ASWH as assistant-manager.
While playing for ASWH he also played in the Netherlands Amateur Football Team that was dismantled in 2007.