Willem Jan Pluim (born 4 January 1989) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga 1 club

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Career

In 2008, Pluim broke through to the senior team of Vitesse after progressing through the youth academy. After making 36 appearances for the first team, the club sent him on a six-month loan in January 2011 to

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, who secured an option to buy. The club triggered the option on 1 July 2011, signing him to a three-year contract. Pluim was sent on a season-long loan to

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for the 2012–13 season. After returning to Roda JC, he suffered relegation to the

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with the team in May 2014. On 2 February 2015, Pluim's contract with Roda JC was terminated by mutual agreement. Pluim signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Willem II on 4 February 2015. He made his debut ten days later as a 60th minute substitute for Robert Braber, in a competition match against Vitesse, which ended in a 2–0 loss. Pluim made eight appearances for Willem II for the remainder of the season, but did not appear in the plans of then head coach

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in the following season. The club subsequently terminated his contract on 31 August 2015. In December 2015, Pluim signed a one-year contract with Becamex Binh Duong in Vietnam. Without him making an appearance, the club won the

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. On 23 February 2016, it was announced that Pluim had left the club without having made a single appearance. In August 2016, he started playing for Indonesian club

. The club won the cup title for the first time.

Honours

PSM Makassar * Liga 1:

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: 2018–19 Individual * Liga 1 Team of the Season:

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* Liga 1 Player of the Month: February 2023 * Liga 1 Best Player:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pluim, Wiljan 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Zwolle Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers SBV Vitesse players Roda JC Kerkrade players PEC Zwolle players Willem II (football club) players Becamex Binh Duong FC players V.League 1 players PSM Makassar players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Expatriate footballers in Vietnam Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Footballers from Overijssel