Daniel Bouman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Bouman

| fullname = Daniel Bouman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Blaricum, The Netherlands

| height = 1.89 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Westchester SC

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = GHFA Spirit

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Manly United

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Blacktown City

| youthyears4 = 2014–2019

| youthclubs4 = FC Groningen

| youthyears5 = 2019–2020

| youthclubs5 = SC Cambuur

| years1 = 2017–2019

| caps1 = 39

| goals1 = 11

| clubs1 = Jong Groningen

| years2 = 2019–2020

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| clubs2 = SC Cambuur

| years3 = 2020

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| clubs3 = CCM Academy

| years4 = 2020–2021

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 0

| clubs4 = Central Coast Mariners

| years5 = 2022

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = Kavala

| years6 = 2023–2024

| caps6 = 58

| goals6 = 5

| clubs6 = Marconi Stallions

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalteam1 = Australia U23

| club-update = 23 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 30 July 2021

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUS}}}}

| years7 = 2025–

| clubs7 = Westchester SC

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 0

}}

Daniel Bouman (born 7 February 1998) is a soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Westchester SC in USL League One. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Australia at youth level.

Club career

=Youth=

Bouman was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Australian mother and moved to Sydney at the age of four. When his family relocated back to the Netherlands in 2014, he joined FC Groningen as a youth player, after playing as a junior in Australia for GHFA Spirit, Manly United, and Blacktown City. In 2019, he caught the eye after scoring eight goals in 15 appearances with Groningen's under-23 side.{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-aussie-number-10-who-could-be-answer-to-socceroos-attacking-woes|title=Meet the Aussie number 10 who could be answer to Socceroos' attacking woes|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|first=John|last=Davidson|date=10 March 2019}} During his time at Groningen, he played nearly 100 games for the youth sides.{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/its-massive-for-me---mariners-snatch-olyroos-attacker-555326|title='It's massive for me' – Mariners snatch Olyroos attacker|first=Nicholas|last=Rupolo|newspaper=FTBL|date=30 October 2020}}

=SC Cambuur=

In May 2019, Bouman joined SC Cambuur's senior team.{{cite web|url=https://cambuur.nl/nieuws/viertal-beloften-sluiten-aan-bij-eerste-elftal/|title=Viertal beloften sluiten aan bij eerste elftal|trans-title=Four promises join the first team|language=nl|publisher=SC Cambuur|date=27 May 2019}} During his time at the club, he played 11 games for the under-21 side and wasn't capped by the senior side. At the end of the season, he left the club due to him being out of contract and not being re-signed after the club was denied promotion to the Eredivise, due to the season being abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/no-one-can-believe-it-coronavirus-denies-olyroo-eredivisie-place-547223|title='No one can believe it': Coronavirus denies Olyroo Eredivisie place|first=John|last=Davidson|newspaper=FTBL|date=27 April 2020}}

=Central Coast Mariners=

In October 2020, Bouman returned to Australia, signing a one-year contract with Central Coast Mariners ahead of the 2020–21 A-League season following trialling with them during the pre-season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/olyroo-daniel-bouman-signs-mariners|title=Olyroo Daniel Bouman signs on with the Mariners|website=Central Coast Mariners|date=30 October 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2020/10/30/bouman-on-board-with-mariners/|title=BOUMAN ON BOARD WITH MARINERS|first=Steve|last=Allan|newspaper=NBN News|date=30 October 2020}}

= Westchester SC =

In January 2025, Bouman joined expansion club Westchester SC ahead of their inaugural season

International career

Bouman was selected by Graham Arnold for Australia's under-23 side who competed in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, which doubled as qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics. In the tournament, he played in five out of the six matches and helped Australia qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

Honours

Australia U-23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 3rd place 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/graham-arnold-reveals-u-23-squad-bound-for-bangkok|title=Graham Arnold reveals U-23 squad bound for Bangkok|access-date=March 13, 2025}}