Background
Bonevacia was born in Lelystad and started playing football with VV Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard, North Holland.
Bonevacia was born in Lelystad and started playing football with VV Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard, North Holland.
He currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League and for the Curaçao national team Different professional clubs were interested in signing the youngster, including Arizona and AFC Ajax, for whom he finally signed his first youth contract in the summer of 2001. Until 2010, Bonevacia played in the Ajax Academy, first as a central defender and later as a defensive midfielder.
In July 2008, Bonevacia signed his first professional contract for Ajax, a three-year deal until 2011.
Ajax
At the beginning of the 2010-2011 season, Bonevacia was added to Ajax"s senior squad by manager Martin Jol. He made his Eredivisie debut in the starting line-up on 14 August 2010 in a 4–2 victory over Vitesse Arnhem at the Amsterdam ArenA. Bonevacia made no further appearances for the first team following the resignation of Martin Jol, and was loaned out to NAC Breda the following season.
NAC Breda
In the summer of 2011, Bonevacia was sent on loan to NAC Breda until the end of the season. He played 17 matches in the Eredivisie.
At the end of the 2011-2012 season, he returned to Ajax, where he attempted to earn a regular place in the first team
Roda JC Kerkrade
After only making two regular season appearances for Ajax under then coach Martin Jol and making no further appearances during the 2012-2013 season, except in pre-season in friendly encounters, Bonevacia was sent on loan to Roda JC Kerkrade until the end of the 2012-2013 season. Following his loan spell, Roly Bonevacia signed a two-year contract with Roda JC, binding him to the club from Limburg until the summer of 2015. Wellington Phoenix
On 25 July 2014 Bonevacia signed for New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix in the A-League on a 2-year deal.
Netherlands youth teams
Since 2009, Bonevacia has represented the Netherlands U-19 team in the qualification rounds for the 2010 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Football Championship.
He made his debut for the team in a match against Cyprus, and also played in qualification matches against the Czechoslovakian Republic and Malta. Curaçao
In June 2015, Bonevacia was named to the national squad for a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago and 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Cuba.
However, Bonevacia did not appear in any of the three matches.
Bonevacia was a member of the Dutch squad at the 2008 Union of European Football Associations European Under-17 Football Championship, having also represented the U-17 Oranje in the qualification rounds for the tournament.