Jelle ten Rouwelaar

Jelle ten Rouwelaar is a goalkeeper of NAC Breda. He was born on 24 December 1980 in Joure, Netherlands.

Jelle’s youth career took off in FC Emmen, where the footballer managed to impress and clinch a place in the senior team. In 1998, ten Rouwelaar penned a three-year contract and made 77 appearances for the club during three seasons.

In 2002, PSV Eindhoven were looking for a second-choice goalkeeper and noticed Jelle, who thought he could get a regular place between the posts of the new squad despite their needs. The player penned a four-year contract with PSV, but the management of the club decided to send the keeper on loan to Groningen, where he took part only in four games during the 2002/2003 season.

In 2003, ten Rouwelaar went on loan to Twente and featured in 11 matches for the temporary team during one season. The following year, the footballer sealed a season-long loan deal with Zwolle, where he managed to become a first-choice goalkeeper and made 36 appearances. In 2005, Jelle was loaned out to FC Eindhoven, where he took part in all matches of the season due to head coach’s trust.

In 2006, the keeper finalized a move on permanent basis to Austria Wien, but featured only in four matches during one year. In 2007, ten Rouwelaar had finally found his place, when he joined NAC Breda, as he made 168 appearances for the club as of November 2012.

From 2011, Jelle has been called up to the Netherlands national squad.