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Wesley Sneijder | ||
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Full name: | Wesley Benjamin Sneijder | |
Date of birth: | 9 June 1984 | |
Place of birth: | Utrecht, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1991-2002 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2002–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 Total |
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126 52 (11) 76 (13) 124 (35) 5 (0) 22 (15) 405 (117) | (43)
National team | ||
2000–2001 2001–2002 2003 2003–2018 |
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8 (3) 1 (0) 134 (31) | 6 (2)
Wesley Sneijder (born 9 June 1984) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season and one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he 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. 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. After an unsuccessful stint with Nice, he concluded his footballing career at Qatar Stars League team Al Gharafa.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Ajax
- Eredivisie (1): 2003–04
- KNVB Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff-schaal (4): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Real Madrid
- La Liga (1): 2007–08
- Supercopa de España (1): 2008
- Internazionale
- Serie A (1): 2009–10
- Coppa Italia (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2010
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10
- FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig (1): 2012–13
- Turkish Super Cup (1): 2013
- Turkish Cup (1): 2013–14
International[]
- Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 2010
External links[]
- Official website
- Sneijder Wesley 2009/10 profile Inter Milan
- Sneijder Wesley profile Sportepoch
- Wesley Sneijder Owes His Place in National Team to Gökhan Saki and Kickboxing on WorldKickboxing.Net
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Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2004 |
1. van der Sar
2. Reiziger
3. Stam
4. Bouma
5. van Bronckhorst
6. Cocu
7. van der Meyde
8. Davids
9. Kluivert
10. van Nistelrooy
11. van der Vaart
12. Makaay
13. Westerveld
14. Sneijder
15. F. de Boer
16. Overmars
17. van Hooijdonk
18. Heitinga
19. Robben
20. Seedorf
21. Bosvelt
22. Zenden
23. Waterreus
Manager: |
Netherlands – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
1. van der Sar
2. Jaliens
3. Boulahrouz
4. Mathijsen
5. van Bronckhorst
6. Landzaat
7. Kuyt
8. Cocu
9. van Nistelrooy
10. van der Vaart
11. Robben
12. Kromkamp
13. Ooijer
14. Heitinga
15. de Cler
16. Maduro
17. van Persie
18. van Bommel
19. Vennegoor of Hesselink
20. Sneijder
21. Babel
22. Timmer
23. Stekelenburg
Manager: |
Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2008 |
1. van der Sar
2. Ooijer
3. Heitinga
4. Mathijsen
5. van Bronckhorst
6. De Zeeuw
7. van Persie
8. Engelaar
9. van Nistelrooy
10. Sneijder
11. Robben
12. Melchiot
13. Timmer
14. Bouma
15. De Cler
16. Stekelenburg
17. De Jong
18. Kuyt
19. Huntelaar
20. Afellay
21. Boulahrouz
22. Vennegoor of Hesselink
23. van der Vaart
Manager: |
Netherlands – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Runners-up |
1. Stekelenburg
2. van der Wiel
3. Heitinga
4. Mathijsen
5. van Bronckhorst
6. van Bommel
7. Kuyt
8. de Jong
9. van Persie
10. Sneijder
11. Robben
12. Boulahrouz
13. Ooijer
14. de Zeeuw
15. Braafheid
16. Vorm
17. Elia
18. Schaars
19. Babel
20. Afellay
21. Huntelaar
22. Boschker
23. van der Vaart
Manager: |
Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2012 |
1. Stekelenburg
2. Van der Wiel
3. Heitinga
4. Mathijsen
5. Bouma
6. Van Bommel (c)
7. Kuyt
8. N. De Jong
9. Huntelaar
10. Sneijder
11. Robben
12. Vorm
13. Vlaar
14. Schaars
15. Willems
16. Van Persie
17. Strootman
18. L. De Jong
19. Narsingh
20. Afellay
21. Boulahrouz
22. Krul
23. Van der Vaart
Manager: |
Netherlands – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
1. Cillessen
2. Vlaar
3. De Vrij
4. Martins Indi
5. Blind
6. De Jong
7. Janmaat
8. De Guzmán
9. Van Persie (c)
10. Sneijder
11. Robben
12. Verhaegh
13. Veltman
14. Kongolo
15. Kuyt
16. Clasie
17. Lens
18. Fer
19. Huntelaar
20. Wijnaldum
21. Memphis
22. Vorm
23. Krul
Manager: |