Daniël de Ridder
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| Daniël de Ridder | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Daniël de Ridder | |
| Date of birth | 6 March 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Height | 181cm | |
| Nickname | Ivanhoe, Dani | |
| Position | FW - WINGER Attacking MF |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | Celta de Vigo | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Ajax Amsterdam | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2005–present 2002–05 |
Celta de Vigo Ajax Amsterdam |
17 (1) 30 (3) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Daniël de Ridder (born March 6, 1984) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Celta de Vigo. He previously played for Ajax Amsterdam as a forward winger or attacking midfielder.
He made his official debut for Celta de Vigo in the match against Sevilla in September 2005. And played as a regular after the winterstop in matches against Osasuna, FC Barcelona and other Spanish clubs in the Primera Division.
De Ridder made his first-team breakthrough at Ajax on 21 January 2004 against Roda JC. He was a regular throughout the second half of the campaign, featuring in the UEFA Champions League, only to seek a fresh start in Spain with Celta de Vigo this season, having joined on a five-year contract.
Ever-present in qualifying of the Holland U-21 team along with Klaas Jan Huntelaar, the Amsterdam-born attacker entered the finals and as the most experienced member of the Netherlands' U-21 squad with 18 caps. De Ridder scored the decisive winning goal in the match against Italy. Holland won the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006.
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[edit] Ajax
Born in Amsterdam to a Dutch father and an Israeli mother, he is a promising forward/midfield player who operates either on the right or left-hand side but can also play in a more advanced role. De Ridder worked his way up to first-team selection from Ajax's youth department, making his full debut in an away game against Roda JC on 21 January 2004, and scored his first goal against Willem II on 16 May.
De Ridder was a regular throughout the second half of the campaign, starting nine games and appearing a further six times as a substitute. De Ridder made his UEFA Champions League debut in September 2004, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute in a 4-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.
De Ridder had originally been contracted until 2005, but later committed to the Amsterdam club until June 2007. "It feels good that Ajax have faith in me," he said. "I will do my absolute best to contribute to the battle for the championship, Dutch Cup and UEFA Cup."
Part of the Netherlands side that reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2002/03, de Ridder had stepped up to the U21s as the 2004/06 UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign kicked off.
In May 2005 newspapers reported that Olympique Lyon, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Marseille showed interest in De Ridder. Local TV reports that some clubs from the Spanish Primera Liga also had de Ridder amongst their transfer targets.
[edit] Celta Vigo
Ajax and Celta reached an agreement regarding the transfer of de Ridder to the Spanish club under a five year contract.
On 25 September 2005, De Ridder made his official debut for Celta when they beat Sevilla, allowing the Galician club to temporarily top the Primera División. On 3 April 2006, de Ridder scored his first official goal for Celta against Atlético Madrid.
[edit] Statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Competition | Matches | Goals |
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| 2003/04 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | Celta de Vigo | Spain | Primera División | 17 | 1 |
[edit] External links
| Celta de Vigo - Current Squad |
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1 Esteban | 3 G. Lucas | 4 Oubiña | 5 Lequi | 6 Roberto | 7 Núñez | 8 Ángel | 9 Baiano | 10 Guerrero | 11 G. López | 12 Placente | 13 Pinto | 14 J. Perera | 15 Contreras | 16 Pablo García | 17 Tamaş | 18 Guayre | 19 Yago | 20 Jonathan | 21 Jorge | 22 Ridder | 23 Nené | 24 Canobbio | 25 Iriney | 26 Sergio A. | 27 Yoel | 28 Richi | 29 Roberto Lago | 30 Jonathan Vila | Manager: Vazquez |
