Stefan Postma (born June 10, 1976 in
Utrecht,
Netherlands) is a
Dutch football and
goalkeeper who currently plays for
AGOVV ApeldoornHe started his professional career at
FC Utrecht before moving to
De Graafschap. He was signed by
Aston Villa from De Graafschap on May 14, 2002 for 1.5 million pounds, upon
Peter Schmeichel's transfer to
Manchester City F.C. Postma's debut came unexpectedly in a 0–1 defeat at
Southampton on October 21, 2002, following the dismissal of
Peter Enckelman.
After manager
David O'Leary's purchase of
Thomas Sørensen, Postma became the number two choice goalkeeper at the club, and he was called upon twice in the 2003/04 season and three times in 2004/05.
In his final days at
Aston Villa the club and himself were speculated to have been in talks with several other clubs across Europe, but these moves were turned down by both
Aston Villa and Postma himself. Postma eventually went on loan to
Wolverhampton Wanderers at the start of the 2005–6 season.
In January 2006, he signed a contract to remain at Wolves until the end of the season. It was announced on 5 May that Postma would leave Wolves in the summer, and he returned to the
Eredivisie with ADO Den Haag .
In August 2008, Postma rejoined former club
De Graafschap, on a six-month contract. He is currently on trial at
Sheffield United.
It was rumoured on the last day of the transfer window in the Summer of 2009 that
Phil Brown was considering Postma as a transfer to
Hull City. However this did not...
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