Wesley Sneijder
Dutch association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wesley Sneijder (born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch retired football player. He played for clubs such as Real Madrid, Ajax, Inter Milan, and Galatasaray. He also played for the Netherlands national team, and he has been called one of the best midfielders of all time.[4] He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, and was one of the top scorers of that tournament.
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Sneijder with the Netherlands national team in 2012. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Sneijder[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)[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 Milan | 76 | (13) |
2013–2017 | Galatasaray | 124 | (35) |
2017–2018 | Nice | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | (15) |
Total | 405 | (117) | |
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) |
2001–2002 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (3) |
2003 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
2003–2018 | Netherlands | 134 | (31) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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