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== Club career ==
== Club career ==
=== Ajax ===
=== AFC Ajax ===
Although Sneijder was not born in [[Amsterdam]], he started his career in [[AFC Ajax]]'s famous youth academy. Following his older brother's footsteps, he signed for Ajax as a seven-year-old, initially on trial but impressed enough to be signed on a permanent basis. He made his debut for Ajax in a 2-0 win at [[SBV Excelsior]] on 22 December 2002 when manager [[Ronald Koeman]], troubled by an injury-filled squad, called him up, advised by [[Danny Blind]], the then-coach of the Ajax youth squad. He rapidly established himself in the role of midfield general and occasional left winger. Despite his short height, he is quick, strong on the ball, and his passing range is enhanced by his [[ambidexterity]].<ref name="Wesley Sneijder">[http://www.123football.com/players/s/wesley-sneijder/index.htm Wesley Sneijder]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/11/euro2008.euro2008groupc1 Two-footed Sneijder the fulcrum of Holland's new counter-attacking style]</ref> He began to earn the reputation as a dead-ball specialist.<ref name="Wesley Sneijder"/>
Although Sneijder was not born in [[Amsterdam]], he started his career in [[AFC Ajax]]'s famous youth academy. Following his older brother's footsteps, he signed for Ajax as a seven-year-old, initially on trial but impressed enough to be signed on a permanent basis. He made his debut for Ajax in a 2-0 win at [[SBV Excelsior]] on 22 December 2002 when manager [[Ronald Koeman]], troubled by an injury-filled squad, called him up, advised by [[Danny Blind]], the then-coach of the Ajax youth squad. He rapidly established himself in the role of midfield general and occasional left winger. Despite his short height, he is quick, strong on the ball, and his passing range is enhanced by his [[ambidexterity]].<ref name="Wesley Sneijder">[http://www.123football.com/players/s/wesley-sneijder/index.htm Wesley Sneijder]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/11/euro2008.euro2008groupc1 Two-footed Sneijder the fulcrum of Holland's new counter-attacking style]</ref> He began to earn the reputation as a dead-ball specialist.<ref name="Wesley Sneijder"/>


Revision as of 21:41, 13 December 2009

Wesley Sneijder
Personal information
Full name Wesley Benjamin Sneijder[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Internazionale
Number 10
Youth career
1991–2002 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Ajax 127 (44)
2007–2009 Real Madrid 52 (11)
2009– Internazionale 9 (2)
International career‡
2003– Netherlands 56 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2009

Wesley Sneijder (pronunciationⓘ; born 9 June 1984, in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale as a midfielder.

He is a regular player for the Dutch national team, having made his debut in April 2003, and having represented his country at the 2006 World Cup and at two European Championships (2008 and 2004).

Early life

Wesley Sneijder was born on 9 June 1984 in Utrecht into a football family: his father was a player, his older brother Jeffrey played for Stormvogels Telstar, and his younger brother Rodney plays for the youth academy of AFC Ajax.[citation needed]

Club career

AFC Ajax

Although Sneijder was not born in Amsterdam, he started his career in AFC Ajax's famous youth academy. Following his older brother's footsteps, he signed for Ajax as a seven-year-old, initially on trial but impressed enough to be signed on a permanent basis. He made his debut for Ajax in a 2-0 win at SBV Excelsior on 22 December 2002 when manager Ronald Koeman, troubled by an injury-filled squad, called him up, advised by Danny Blind, the then-coach of the Ajax youth squad. He rapidly established himself in the role of midfield general and occasional left winger. Despite his short height, he is quick, strong on the ball, and his passing range is enhanced by his ambidexterity.[2][3] He began to earn the reputation as a dead-ball specialist.[2]

Real Madrid C.F

On 12 August 2007, Ajax agreed to sell Sneijder to Real Madrid for €27 million, according to the club's web-site, making him the second most expensive Dutch football player. He was the second of three Dutchmen to sign for Real Madrid for the 2007 season, joining Royston Drenthe and later Arjen Robben. He also was given the number 23, which was worn by David Beckham for four full seasons at Real.

In his first La Liga match for Real, he scored the winner in the Madrid derby against Atlético Madrid. On the second matchday, he scored two goals against Villarreal CF, one of them on a direct free-kick.

Sneijder capped a fine first season in Spain by hitting a stunning free kick in the last game of the season against Levante UD at the Bernabéu, taking his goal tally to nine in the La Liga season, a season which also saw Real retain their title.

On 3 August 2008, Sneijder was stretchered off in the pre-season friendly at Arsenal with a suspected cruciate ligament injury after a collision with Abou Diaby. Sneijder had an MRI which confirmed the extent of the injury to be not as bad as first feared. It is expected that he would be out for at least three months.[4] However, he managed to recover in time and was included in the starting eleven for the Champions League clash against Juventus in Turin.

On 2 September 2008, AS reported that after Robinho's departure to Manchester City for €42 million, Sneijder would now be Real Madrid's new number 10.[5]. One day later, Real Madrid confirmed on their web site Sneijder's new number, 10. His previous number, 23, was taken over by his fellow Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart [6], whose preferred number is 23.

Dutch magazine Voetbal International conducted a poll to decide who was the best Dutch free-kick taker. Sneijder received an overwhelming 70% of the votes while Arsenal's Robin van Persie came second with 21% and formerly-Ajax and current AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was third with 3% of the vote.[7]

FC Internazionale Milano

On 27 August 2009, Sneijder was bought by Internazionale from Real Madrid for a reported fee of €15 million,[8][9] signing a four-year contract. He was given the number 10 shirt and made his starting debut a day after he signed the contract in the winning derby match (4-0) against AC Milan. On 3 October 2009 he scored his first, decisive goal, at the 92nd minute against Udinese in a 2-1 win, after a brilliant match.[10][11] His second goal was scored on 24 October 2009 against Calcio Catania, directly from free kick, and he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Inter in a dramatic 1-2 win against Dynamo Kiev in the 89th minute. Later on, it was repoted that he was the second best Dutch player in the world

International career

Sneijder (right) with Arjen Robben training for the Netherlands.

Sneijder debuted with the Netherlands under-21 side against the Czech Republic on 28 March 2003. His first game with the senior Dutch side was against Portugal on 30 April that same year, when he became the eighth youngest player to play for the Netherlands in the first team's history.

Euro 2004

Sneijder reached the UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finals with the Netherlands. He began the competition mainly on the bench, and was subbed into two group stage matches. He had also contributed two goals in the qualifying tournament.

World Cup 2006

Sneijder started all four games for the Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He received one of the record 16 yellow cards doled out during the infamous Round of 16 clash with Portugal (titled the "Battle of Nuremberg"); Portugal went on to win 1-0.

Euro 2008

In the build-up to UEFA Euro 2008, Sneijder scored a free kick in a friendly against Wales on 31 May, making it his second strike from a direct free kick in a row. The game ended 2-0 with goals from fellow-Real Madrid teammate Arjen Robben.

Sneijder marked his 24th birthday in style by scoring one of the goals of the tournament; the second goal in the 31st minute of the Euro 2008 match against the World Cup champion, Italy. Following Giovanni van Bronckhorst's goal-line clearance and subsequent run into the Italian half, Sneijder received a headed ball from Dirk Kuyt and volleyed it with an acrobatic strike past Gianluigi Buffon. This brought the score to 2-0 after Ruud van Nistelrooy's opener five minutes previous. The match finished with a 3-0 victory to the Dutch after a third goal was scored by van Bronkhorst after another run by him, following a crucial save from Edwin van der Sar. Sneijder's goal contributed to the Netherlands' first victory over Italy in 30 years, which was the biggest defeat Italy had suffered since Sweden beat them by the same margin in 1983. Many fans and pundits agreed that this goal was one of the best of the tournament. On 13 June, he scored another goal for the Oranje in the Euro 2008 group stage match against France: in the 92nd minute, from outside the box, Sneijer struck the ball into the corner of the net, bouncing off the crossbar on its way in. The match finished 4-1 for the Netherlands. Although the Dutch lost to the Russians in the quarter-final, Sneijder was named in the Team of the Tournament for his strong performances.

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2003-10-11 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Moldova 2-0 5-0 Euro 2004 qualifying
2 2003-11-19 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Scotland 1-0 6-0 Euro 2004 qualifying playoffs
3 2004-08-18 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1-1 2-2 Friendly match
4 2005-06-08 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Finland 1-1 3-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 2005-08-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain  Andorra 0-3 0-3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2007-03-24 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Russia 2-0 4-1 Friendly match
7 2007-09-08 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Bulgaria 1-0 2-0 Euro 2008 Qualification
8 2007-10-17 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Slovenia 1-0 2-0 Euro 2008 Qualification
9 2008-05-01 Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Wales 2-0 2-0 Friendly match
10 2008-06-09 Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Berne, Switzerland  Italy 2-0 3-0 UEFA Euro 2008 group stage
11 2008-06-13 Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Berne, Switzerland  France 4-1 4-1 UEFA Euro 2008 group stage
12 2009-05-09 Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands  Japan 2-0 3-0 Friendly match

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Career statistics

As of 04 November 2009

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2002-03 Ajax Eredivisie 17 4 3 1 3 0 23 5
2003-04 30 9 1 0 7 1 38 10
2004-05 30 7 4 2 7 0 41 9
2005-06 19 6 3 2 7 4 29 12
2006-07 31 18 4 1 9 1 43 20

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2007-08 Real Madrid La Liga 30 9 2 0 5 0 37 9
2008-09 22 2 1 0 4 0 27 2

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2009-10 Internazionale Serie A 7 2 0 0 3 1 10 3

Personal life

Sneijder married Ramona Streekstra on 18 June 2005. They have one son, Jessey, born 4 September 2006. The couple divorced on 21 January 2009. [citation needed]

On 8 May 2008, it was reported that Sneijder had prevented his younger brother Rodney from a summer transfer to his club at the time, Real Madrid. Sneijder said, "Real Madrid wanted him and Rodney was very happy about that. But when I heard, I stopped the discussions. I am not in favour of juniors increasingly going to top clubs. I've told him that he first must make a break through at Ajax."[13]

Club Playing Honours

Ajax
Real Madrid

Individual Playing Honours

References

  1. ^ a b "The story of Wesley Sneijder". Wesley Sneijder official website. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Wesley Sneijder
  3. ^ Two-footed Sneijder the fulcrum of Holland's new counter-attacking style
  4. ^ "Sneijder avoids going under the knife". Realmadrid.com. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  5. ^ "El vestuario no le aceptaba y el dorsal 10 lo llevará Sneijder". as.com. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  6. ^ "Sneijder switches to'10' and Van der Vaart takes over '23'". realmadrid.com. 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  7. ^ http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/News/1193040487675/1202743981130/noticia/Noticia/Sharpshooter_Sneijder.htm
  8. ^ Inter Sign Real Madrid's Wesley Sneijder - Report
  9. ^ Wesley Sneijder joining Inter Milan from Real Madrid
  10. ^ "Wesley Sneijder signs four-year contract.". FC Internazionale Milano. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  11. ^ Serie A: Inter sink Milan 4-0 in derby destruction.
  12. ^ "Gespeelde wedstrijden". KNVB. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  13. ^ "Sneijder blocked Real Madrid move for kid brother". Retrieved 20 May 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  14. ^ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  15. ^ "Carslberg Goal of the Day". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
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