Wout Brama

Twente

Born in Almelo, Brama began his youth team at PH Almelo before moving to FC Twente in 1999. After progressing through the Twente youth system, in which he was captain for both the youth team and the reserve team, he signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2005. Later that year, he was promoted to the first team. Brama made his debut in the Eredivisie in the 2005–06 season for FC Twente, which came on as a second–half substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Roda JC in the opening game of the season. Since making his FC Twente debut, Brama quickly established himself in the first team at a midfield position. Despite being sidelined for five matches, Brama finished his first season in the 2005–06 season, making 38 appearances in all competitions. The 2006–07 season saw Fred Rutten appointed as a new manager. Under Rutten, Brama found himself out of the first team, with Orlando Engelaar, Karim El Ahmadi and Otman Bakkal preferred in the starting eleven at midfield instead and played in the reserve side. Nevertheless, he extended his contract until 2008. He made his European debut on 15 July 2006 in a UEFA Intertoto Cup match, playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Kalmar; ultimately winning 3–1 in the second leg. Throughout the 2006–07 season, Brama found himself in and out of the first team to fight for his first team place. He went on to make a total of 23 appearances in all competitions at the end of the season. In the 2007–08 season, Brama…

Brama represented Netherlands youth side, such as, Netherlands U18, Netherlands U19 and Netherlands U20 He was also called up by the squad since August 2005 for the Olympics qualification campaign. In August 2006, Brama was called up to the Netherlands U21 squad. He made his Netherlands U21 debut on 15 August 2006, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 2–2 draw against Germany U21. Brama went on to make 10 international caps for the Netherlands U21 side. In November 2008, he was called up to the Netherlands B team following its reinstatement for the first time in 20 years. He started and played 45 minutes before being substituted on 19 November 2008, which saw Netherlands B team lose 3–0 against Sweden U21. Four months later, Brama made another Netherlands B appearance on 27 March 2009, started and played 45 minutes before being substituted, in a 4–0 win over Germany U21. In November 2009, Brama was called up to the Netherlands squad for the first time. Brama made his debut for the Netherlands on 18 November 2009 friendly match against Paraguay, in a 0–0 draw. The day after Twente won the league for the first time, Brama, along with teammate Sander Boschker, were included in the provisional squad of 30 players for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, Brama was cut from the national team following a decision to cut the provisional squad to 27, and eventually 23. Brama went on to earn a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was on 12 October 2010 Euro…

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As of match played 11 June 2023

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Brama has three brothers: Thijs, Joost and Bart. In December 2006, Brama, along with Sander Boschker, were involved in an accident, but Brama escaped unhurt, though Boschker was hurt. In addition to speaking Dutch, Brama speaks English. Brama resided in Enschede during his time at FC Twente and continued living there following his departure in 2014. Brama also said that he's considering taking up a technical manager when he retires.