Wesley Sneijder

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Wesley Sneijder
Personal information
Full name Wesley Sneijder
Date of birth June 9, 1984 (age 22)
Place of birth    Flag of Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Netherlands Ajax
Number 10
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002- Flag of Netherlands Ajax 123 (40)   
National team2
2003- Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 33 (6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 2, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 2, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Wesley Sneijder (born June 9, 1984 in Utrecht) is a Dutch professional footballer who is currently contracted to Ajax Amsterdam. He is also a regular member of the Dutch national team. Sneijder previously played for DOS Utrecht.

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Although Sneijder came through the Ajax youth academy, he is not a native of Amsterdam. He was born in Utrecht, the same city Jan Wouters and Marco van Basten come from. He hails from a football family: his father was a talented player and his older brother Jeffrey plays for Stormvogels Telstar. There's also a younger Sneijder brother who is likely to turn professional. These fraternal rivalries might have fuelled Sneijder's competitive spirit - a tenacity which has seen journalists christen him the 'pitbull with patience'.

Sneijder made his debut for Ajax in a 2-0 win at SC Excelsior on 22 December 2002 when trainer 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. Despite his slight stature, he is strong on the ball and his passing range is enhanced by his two-footedness.

He's been a regular in the Dutch international squad since Marco van Basten took over as coach.

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] Awards (at Ajax Amsterdam)

National Championship: 2004
KNVB Cup: 2006
Johan Cruijff Shield: 2002, 2005, 2006

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Flag of Netherlands Netherlands squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Flag of Netherlands

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 | Coach: van Basten
Ajax Amsterdam - Current Squad

1 Stekelenburg | 2 Heitinga | 3 Stam | 4 Vermaelen | 5 Emanuelson | 6 Maduro | 8 Babel | 9 Huntelaar | 10 Sneijder | 11 Perez | 12 Vermeer | 13 Davids | 14 Roger | 15 Lindenbergh | 16 de Mul | 18 Gabri | 20 Ogăraru | 21 Mitea | 22 Grygera | 23 Leonardo | 24 Schilder | 25 Sarpong | 26 Manucharyan | 28 Vertonghen | 29 Poepon | 30 Gentenaar | 32 van Duin | Manager: ten Cate
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