Vurnon Anita

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Personal information
Vurnon Anita
Date of birth	April 4, 1989 (1989-04-04) (age 19)
Place of birth	Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	27
Youth clubs
	CVV Willemstad VV Maarssen Ajax
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-	Ajax	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Vurnon Anita (born 4 April 1989 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ajax.

In his youth years on Curaçao, Anita started to play football at local team CVV Willemstad. After he moved to the Netherlands he started playing for amateur side VV Maarssen. Later he was scouted by Ajax and he joined their world famous youth system.

Anita performed in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru for the Netherlands, where the Dutch came third. As of the 2005-06 season he was promoted to the first team of Ajax and on March 19, 2006 he made his Eredivisie debut in a 3-2 away loss against FC Groningen. That year he also participated in the KNVB Cup, which Ajax went on to win. The following season he added another match to his Eredivisie total, bringing it to two appearances.