Dave Bulthuis
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2023
Among 805 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1990-06-28 · 6 players total
| Full name | Dave Bulthuis |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1990-06-28 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Purmerend, Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 192.00 m |
| Current club | Rood Wit Zaanstad |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | SQUARE SPORTS GROUP |
Percentile rank vs 682 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2023. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1,103 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 18/19 | 2021 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 1,307 |
| SC Heerenveen | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 765 |
| FK Gabala | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Heerenveen U21 | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.FC Nuremberg | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 5,493 |
| 1.FC Nuremberg II | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Utrecht | 4 | 10/11 | 13/14 | 90 | 9 | 3 | 2,437 |
| FC Utrecht U21 | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,103 |
| 2023 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K League 1 Final B | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K1 Promotion Playoff | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Korea Cup | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Club World Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 30 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 857 |
| 2021 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Korea Cup | Ulsan Hyundai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | K League 1 Final A | Ulsan Hyundai | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 20/21 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | AFC Champions League | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | AFC CL-Qualification | Ulsan Hyundai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 585 |
| 18/19 | KNVB Beker | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Azerbaycan Kuboku | FK Gabala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Europa League Qualifying | FK Gabala | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Play-Offs Conference League | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | Premyer Liqa | FK Gabala | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | U21 Cup Netherlands | SC Heerenveen U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2,028 |
| 16/17 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2,390 |
| 15/16 | Bundesliga Playoffs | 1.FC Nuremberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,075 |
| 14/15 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1.FC Nuremberg II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 24 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 537 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | KNVB Beker | FC Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 869 |
| 12/13 | KNVB Beker | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Play-Offs Conference League | FC Utrecht | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Beloften Eredivisie | FC Utrecht U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,031 |
| 11/12 | KNVB Beker | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Purmersteijn Y. | Volendam Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Volendam U19 | Utrecht U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Utrecht U21 | FC Utrecht | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | FC Utrecht | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | 1250000 | €600k |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-07 | 1.FC Nuremberg | FK Gabala | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-10 | FK Gabala | Heerenveen | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-25 | Heerenveen | Ulsan Hyundai | Transfer | 800000 | €300k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-07 | Ulsan Hyundai | Suwon Bluewings | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Suwon Bluewings | Without Club | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Without Club | Rood Wit | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Ankle injury | 2013-02-18 | 2013-02-28 | 11 | 1 |
| 13/14 | Thigh problems | 2013-07-17 | 2013-07-25 | 9 | 2 |
| 13/14 | Knee injury | 2014-01-23 | 2014-03-14 | 51 | 8 |
| 14/15 | Calf problems | 2015-02-18 | 2015-02-23 | 6 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Hamstring injury | 2016-10-24 | 2016-11-15 | 23 | 3 |
| 16/17 | Inner ligament injury | 2017-01-16 | 2017-03-04 | 48 | 5 |
| 17/18 | Knock | 2018-02-16 | 2018-03-31 | 44 | 5 |
| 18/19 | Knee injury | 2019-04-25 | 2019-06-07 | 44 | 9 |
| 19/20 | unknown injury | 2019-07-11 | 2019-09-27 | 79 | 11 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tae-hwan Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In-sung Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyeon-woo Jo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bit-garam Yoon | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Júnior Negrão | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Du-jae Won | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dong-gyeong Lee | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hyung-mo Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kee-hee Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chung-yong Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ki-je Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Even Hovland | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Mårtensson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Young-woo Seol | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 4 | 24 |
| 2021 | K League 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 30 |
| 12/13 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 3 | 30 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 2 | 30 |
| 16/17 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 1 | 23 |
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | FC Utrecht | 1 | 24 |
Teams faced most often by Dave Bulthuis's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVV-Venlo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50% |
| FC Groningen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Willem II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| PEC Zwolle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
| AFC Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0% |
| Vitesse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| Heracles Almelo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100% |
| Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| ADO Den Haag | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 50% |
| AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 50% |
| De Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Senior debut season | |
| 11/12 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,103 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 857 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 2020 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 20/21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 22 | 585 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
| 17/18 | 22 | 180 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 16/17 | 24 | 2,028 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 15/16 | 33 | 2,390 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 |
| 14/15 | 22 | 1,075 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 13/14 | 28 | 537 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.17 |
| 12/13 | 35 | 869 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 11/12 | 27 | 1,031 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.52 |
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Frequently asked about Dave Bulthuis
Who is Dave Bulthuis?
Dave Bulthuis is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Rood Wit Zaanstad.
How old is Dave Bulthuis?
Dave Bulthuis is 35 years old. He was born on June 28, 1990 in Purmerend.
What position does Dave Bulthuis play?
Dave Bulthuis plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Dave Bulthuis play for?
Dave Bulthuis currently plays for Rood Wit Zaanstad.
How many career goals has Dave Bulthuis scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Dave Bulthuis has scored 20 goals in 365 appearances.
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