Michel Vorm

Personal information
Full name	Michel Vorm
Date of birth	(1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	1
Youth career
	JSV Nieuwegein
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2011	Utrecht	136	(1)
2005–2006	→ Den Bosch (loan)	35	(0)
2011–	Swansea City	37	(0)
National team‡
2008–	Netherlands	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2011

Michel Vorm (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmiʃɛl ˈvɔrm]; born October 20, 1983 in Nieuwegein) is a Dutch football goalkeeper, currently playing for Swansea City. He is also renowned for his remarkable penalty saving abilities, earning him the nickname 'penalty killer'.^{[citation needed]}

Club career[link]

FC Den Bosch[link]

To get more experience, Vorm went for one season to FC Den Bosch on a loan. He made his debut on 12 August 2005 against FC Emmen. That season he played 35 matches for FC Den Bosch.

FC Utrecht[link]

In August 2006, Vorm made his debut for FC Utrecht against Willem II. Although he joined FC Utrecht as the third-choice goalkeeper, behind Franck Grandel and Joost Terol, his pre-season performances impressed manager Foeke Booy, and saw him promoted to first choice 'keeper at the start of the league season. During this first season Vorm played 33 out of 34 games, and his position as number one at the club remained unchallenged thereafter. Vorm missed a handful matches during the 2007-08 season due to knee and shoulder injuries. He left Utrecht at the start of the 2011-12 season, having played 136 games in the Eredivise.

Swansea City[link]

On 10 August 2011, it was confirmed Vorm had joined Swansea City for a fee of around £1.5 million.^[1] He took the vacant number 1 shirt and made his debut for the club against Manchester City on 15 August 2011 in a 4–0 defeat.^[2] Although he conceded four goals, he also made eleven saves - more than any other Premier League goalkeeper, in a single game, in the whole of the 2010–11 season. In his second match for Swansea against Wigan Athletic, on 20 August, Vorm saved a 72nd minute penalty from Wigan's Ben Watson, to give Swansea their first ever point in the Premier League.^[3] On 6 November 2011, Vorm arguably saved Swansea from defeat against Liverpool and earned them the draw at Anfield by pulling off two outstanding saves to earn the clean sheet. On 10 December, Vorm was instrumental in Swansea's 2-0 win over Fulham as he again saved a penalty, with Swansea 1–0 up, in the 87th minute from Fulham's Clint Dempsey.^[4]

International career[link]

In 2006 he was a member of the Netherlands squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.

As of 2008, Vorm is a member of the Dutch National Team. He made his debut in the starting lineup on September 5, 2009 in a friendly home match against Japan (3–0 win), followed up four days later by an impressive performance at Hampden Park during the World Cup qualifier Scotland – Netherlands, a match won by the Netherlands with 0–1.^[5][6] The match at Hampden Park was Vorm's first competitive game ever outside the Netherlands.^[7]

2010 World Cup[link]

Vorm was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.^[8] On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the FIFA World Cup.^[9] Before the start of the competition he was allowed to fly back to the Netherlands. During the World Cup, Vorm's girlfriend Daisy delivered a son, Jaivy Waylon. The Dutch goalkeeper returned home for two days following his son's birth.^[10][11]

Honours[link]

• 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
• 2007 Di Tommaso Trophy

Career statistics[link]

As of 5 November 2011

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michel Vorm

• Soccerway Profile
• ESPN Profile
• Michel Vorm at Socqer.com

v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (1st Title) 1 Vermeer 2 Verhaegh 3 Luirink 4 Zomer 5 Emanuelson 6 Schaars (c) 7 Castelen 8 Hofs 9 Huntelaar 10 Aissati 11 De Ridder 12 Medunjanin 13 Gerritsen 14 John 15 Benson 16 Tiendalli 17 Vlaar 18 Kruiswijk 19 Braafheid 20 De Zeeuw 21 Vorm 22 Pasveer Coach: De Haan

v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst (c) 6 Van Bommel 7 Kuyt 8 De Jong 9 Van Persie 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Boulahrouz 13 Ooijer 14 De Zeeuw 15 Braafheid 16 Vorm 17 Elia 18 Schaars 19 Babel 20 Afellay 21 Huntelaar 22 Boschker 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk

v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Bouma 6 Van Bommel (c) 7 Kuyt 8 N. de Jong 9 Huntelaar 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Vorm 13 Vlaar 14 Schaars 15 Willems 16 Van Persie 17 Strootman 18 L. de Jong 19 Narsingh 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Krul 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk

Wilfried Bony (born 10 December 1988 in Bingerville) is an Ivorian football player who currently plays as a Striker for Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem.

Career[link]

Early life[link]

He spent most of his childhood in city of Abidjan, raised in Plateau city and then in Abobo PK18. He started with street football called Maracana, Interschool matches and City competitions, then spent three years at the Cyrille Domoraud football Academy located in the city of Bingerville.^[1]

Issia Wazi[link]

Bony started his professional career at Issia Wazi in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division and played in the CAF Champions League.^{[citation needed]} He scored 6 goals in 16 matches at the club.^[2] He was on trial at Liverpool FC in 2007 but was not offered a contract.^[3]

Sparta Prague[link]

Early 2008 he joined Sparta Prague on a loan deal and started at the reserve team. With Sparta Prague B he won the Bohemian Football League. Bony was signed on a permanent deal and joined the first team where he scored 22 goals in 59 matches. He won the Gambrinus Liga and the Czech Republic Football Supercup with Sparta in 2010.^[4]

Vitesse[link]

On 30 January 2011 Bony signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in a deal reported to be worth €4.1million and he scored on his debut.^[5][6]

International[link]

On the 30th of January 2012 he scored the 2nd goal (65) in the 2-0 win against Angola

Name[link]

There is some confusion about his first name and family name. His father's name is Amedee Shemiz Bony,^[7] so his first name is Wilfried and the family name is Bony.

Honours[link]

• 2006: Winner Côte d'Ivoire Cup
• 2007: Runner-up Côte d'Ivoire Cup
• 2008: Winner Bohemian Football League
• 2010: Winner Gambrinus Liga
• 2010: Winner Czech Republic Football Supercup

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Profile at iDNES.cz
• Sparta Profile
• national-football-teams.com profile

v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gosso 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Bony 13 Ya Konan 14 Coulibaly 15 Gradel 16 Yeboah 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Lolo 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Gnanhouan Coach: Zahoui