Bob Schepers (born 30 March 1992) is a Dutch

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who plays as a winger for Dutch lower league side Blauw Wit '34. Schepers represented the Netherlands U-17 team at the

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and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Enschede, Schepers started the 2008–09 season in the youth of SC-Cambuur-Leeuwarden. On 24 February 2009, Schepers signed a three-year deal with the club. He made his debut for Cambuur on 24 April 2009 in a 0–1 defeat against

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, coming on as a substitute for Sandor van der Heide. He was close to a move to FC Groningen, however the move failed to materialise. On 5 February 2010, he made his first appearance in the starting line-up in a 1–1 draw against

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. Since then, Schepers established himself in the squad, being in the starting line-up against

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on 22 February 2010 and against

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on 23 April 2010. In the 2010 summer transfer window, English

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club Everton F.C. tracked Schepers and arranged a trial for him. He was present at the pre-season fixture against Clyde. On 30 August 2011, Schepers joined

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side FC Utrecht on a three-year contract with an option to extend for further two years. He returned to his former team Cambuur on a loan deal before the transfer window closed. In June 2015, after his contract with Cambuur was not extended, Schepers moved to

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side ONS Sneek. His ONS Sneek contract included a release clause allowing him to leave if a professional club would have registered him before 1 September. In May 2015, it was announced he would return to his youth club Blauw Wit '34.

International career

Schepers was active at the

for the Netherlands, playing as a left winger. Schepers was surprised he made the team stating that while he played for Cambuur, the other players all played for big clubs like

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, and Arsenal. In the group stages, Schepers came on as a substitute in the 2–1 victory over

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. In the 2–1 semi-final victory over Switzerland, Schepers was in the starting line-up. In the final against hosts Germany, Schepers again came on as a substitute, however they lost the match 1–2 after extra time. Schepers was also a member of the Dutch squad for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, although the team failed to progress beyond the group stage. Schepers played two matches at the tournament, coming on as a substitute against

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and Colombia.

Statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schepers, Bob 1992 births Living people Footballers from Enschede Association football wingers Dutch footballers SC Cambuur players FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players ONS Sneek players Netherlands youth international footballers