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_(cropped).jpg) Sneijder with the Netherlands in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wesley Sneijder[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1984[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | DOS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Ajax | 126 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Real Madrid | 52 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Inter | 76 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Galatasaray | 124 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Nice | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 405 | (117) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2018 | Netherlands | 134 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wesley Sneijder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈsnɛidər] ; born 9 June 1984)[4] is a Dutch former professional footballer. Due to his playmaking ability, Sneijder was considered one of the best midfielders in the world during his prime.[5]
A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Sneijder started his professional career playing for Ajax, with whom he won four trophies and was awarded the Johan Cruyff Trophy in 2004. He was sold to Real Madrid for €27 million in 2007, winning La Liga in his first season with the club, and transferred to Inter Milan for €15 million in 2009. At Inter, he won Serie A, the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, and two Coppa Italia. In 2010, Sneijder was named UEFA midfielder of the season, and one of the three best midfielders in the world by FIFA. After being sold to Galatasaray for €7.5 million in 2013, he helped the club win the Süper Lig in his first season, following with the capture of the Turkish Super Cup, after a 1–0 win against rivals Fenerbahçe. He had brief stint with Nice and Al Gharafa before retiring in 2019.
Having previously represented various youth squads for the Netherlands, he was a regular player for the Dutch national team, making his debut in April 2003 at the age of 18, and representing his country at the 2006, 2010 (where the Netherlands were defeated 1–0 in the final) and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Football Championships. Individually, he was awarded the 2010 Bronze Boot, the 2010 Silver Ball, and included in the team of the tournament for Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, as well as named man of the match for six out of eleven games played by the Oranje at these two tournaments.[6] With 134 caps, he is the most capped Dutch player of all time. He announced his international retirement in March 2018.[7]
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de abril de 2009, en Huelva" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 April 2009, in Huelva] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Sneijder" (in Italian). Inter Milan. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010.
- ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Wesley SNEIJDER". Archived from the original on 13 June 2008.
- ^ Thomas, Blake (10 January 2011). "Ranking the Top 10 Midfielders in World Football: Xavi, Iniesta, Sneijder..." Bleacher Report. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Forlan and Muller strike gold". FIFA.com. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Sneijder retires from international football". ESPN. 4 March 2018.
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