Roel Buikema (born 22 March 1976 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder for MVV, Helmond Sport, Heracles Almelo, Excelsior, FC Den Bosch and VVV-Venlo.

Club career

Buikema played for amateur side Quick in The Hague during his youth years. During his first season in professional football, 1996–97, he won the Eerste Divisie with MVV. Subsequently, he made 14 appearances in the Eredivisie during the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. Afterwards, he exclusively played in the Eerste Divisie, despite winning promotion to the Eredivisie three more times (with Heracles Almelo in 2004–05, with Excelsior in 2005–06 although he was loaned out to FC Den Bosch three months into the season, and as a loanee with VVV-Venlo in 2006–07 after playoffs).

Roel Buikema

Honours

MVV

Eerste Divisie winner: 1996–97

Heracles Almelo

Eerste Divisie winner: 2004–05

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie winner: 2005–06

References

1976 births

Living people

Footballers from Amsterdam

Dutch men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

MVV Maastricht players

Helmond Sport players

Heracles Almelo players

Excelsior Rotterdam players

FC Den Bosch players

VVV-Venlo players

Eerste Divisie players

Eredivisie players

Roel Buikema