Kenneth Vermeer

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Kenneth Vermeer
Personal information
Date of birth	10 January 1986 (1986-01-10) (age 22)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	AFC Ajax
Youth clubs
	Neerlandia SLTO
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005- 2007-2008	Ajax → Willem II Tilburg (on loan)	00 0(0) 07 0(0)
National team2
2005-	Netherlands U21 Netherlands	? (?) 00 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Kenneth Vermeer (born 10 January 1986 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays goalkeeper for AFC Ajax and the Netherlands U-21 team. He is a product of the Ajax youth squad, which has produced numerous stars over the years (including Johan Cruijff, Marco van Basten, Edwin van der Sar and Frank Rijkaard).

Dutch National Team

He represented Netherlands U-20 in U-20 World Cup which was held in his home country in 2005. He was the first choice keeper, the team exited at quarter-finals by penalties (9-10) against Nigeria U-20.

He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006 and 2007. The team also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

v • d • e AFC Ajax – current squad 1 Stekelenburg • 3 Silva • 4 Vermaelen • 5 Emanuelson • 6 Kuffour • 7 Kennedy • 8 Urzaiz • 9 Huntelaar • 10 Luque • 11 Leonardo • 12 Heijblok • 15 Delorge • 16 Suárez • 17 Vertonghen • 18 Gabri • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Ogăraru • 21 Manucharyan • 22 Mitea • 23 Lindgren • 24 Donald • 25 Van der Wiel • 26 Sarpong • 27 Anita • 28 Krohn-Dehli • 29 Perez • 30 Gentenaar • 31 Colin • 32 Slijngard • 34 Goossens • 37 van der Heijden • 38 De Jong • 39 Wormgoor • Manager: Koster

[edit] External links

• Official Ajax profile

Awards
Preceded by Wesley Sneijder	AFC Ajax Talent of the year 2003	Succeeded by Hedwiges Maduro