His first season in the claret and blue was ruined by injury but the 2006/07 campaign proved a breakthrough season.
Injuries kept the left-back out of Martin O'Neill's plans until October, but thereafter he was a virtual ever-present, making the left-back berth his own.
He started out with local amateur side Helmondia before he was noticed by PSV, where he began his professional career.
The defender's debut came in the 1994/95 season, and aside from loan spells with MVV and Fortuna Sittard, has played all his club football for the Phillips Stadion outfit.
The player began his career as a striker but found fame as a member of the rearguard.
Bouma is capable of playing either at left-back or in the centre of defence, and he played a major role in PSV reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2004/05.
The Dutch international won the Dutch title four times with PSV, and also won the Dutch Cup twice before his switch to Villa Park and has gone on to make the left-back berth with the club his own.
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