14 Facts About Wilfred Bouma

Wilfred Bouma caught his studs on the turf as he attempted to challenge opposition forward Baye Djiby Fall.

Wilfred Bouma's increasing importance to the Villa cause, as well as his 'cult-hero status' was noted as he was carried off early in the tie whilst being accompanied by a 30,000 strong chant of support by the Villa faithful.

On 9 September 2008, Wilfred Bouma signed a new two-year deal at Villa Park with the option of a third year.

On 16 September 2009, after being out of action for fourteen months, it was announced that Wilfred Bouma had resumed full training with the club.

Yet to make a return to Villa's first team, Wilfred Bouma suffered another setback and was again out of action with a stubbed toe injury.

On 29 January 2010, Aston Villa announced that Wilfred Bouma had finally returned to full training following eighteen months of absence through injury.

However, while Wilfred Bouma played a full ninety minutes for the Aston Villa reserves in February 2010, he never made a return to the first team.

Wilfred Bouma said his goodbyes to the Villa faithful during half-time of the home defeat to Blackburn in their final league game, later stating that he intended to address the fans but "just couldn't do it" after becoming too emotional.

Wilfred Bouma later sealed his return on 30 August 2010, signing a two-year contract with the club.

Wilfred Bouma was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Wilfred Bouma played for the Netherlands 37 times, scoring twice.

Wilfred Bouma was included in the Dutch squad for UEFA Euro 2008, and he made two appearances, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute against France and playing the full 90 minutes against Romania.

Wilfred Bouma did an internship in 2015 as a youth coach at PSV.

Wilfred Bouma was born in the Netherlands and is of Surinamese and Indonesian descent.