Hedwiges Maduro
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| Hedwiges Maduro | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hedwiges Maduro | |
| Date of birth | February 13, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Almere, Netherlands | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Valencia | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? -2003 |
ASC Waterwijk FC Omniworld |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2008- |
Ajax Valencia |
107 (11) 13(0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005— | Netherlands | 12(0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hedwiges Maduro (born February 13, 1985 in Almere) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Valencia. His father is originally from the island of Aruba in the Caribbean the mother from Curaçao.[1]
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[edit] Biography
At Ajax he was voted as the club's brightest emerging talent in 2003-04.[2] As a result he made his appearance in Ajax' first team squad for the 2004-05 season, making his debut against Roda JC on February 26, 2005 in a 1-2 away win. Just weeks after his Eredivisie debut he was called up to the national team, making his debut against Romania in March 2005.
As of the 2005-06 season he became a first team regular and he won his first career trophies, starting with the 2005 Johan Cruijff-schaal and the 2006 KNVB Cup.
He was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and featured in one match against Argentina. Both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup were successfully defended in the 2006-07 season
Despite already having amassed 12 senior caps, in 2007 he took part in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands, and also scored the competition's first goal when Jong Oranje beat Israel 1-0. He also played in their second match against Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England the score was 1-1 after 120 minutes, in the following penalty shoothout with 32 kicks taken, the Dutch reached their second straight final winning the shootout 13-12. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'.
After helping to win the Johan Cruijff-schaal for the third consecutive time at the start of the 2007-08 season, Maduro joined La Liga's Valencia C.F. on January 18, 2008.
[edit] Career stats
(Last updated August 19, 2007)[3]
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | ||
| Ajax | 2007-08 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Hedwiges Maduro FIFA competition record
- Player stats at www.lfp.es
- Official Ajax profile
- KNVB profile
- UEFA U21 profile
- Hedwiges Maduro profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Kenneth Vermeer |
AFC Ajax Talent of the year 2004 |
Succeeded by Murat Yıldırım |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hedwiges Maduro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Dutch footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Almere, Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
