Denny Landzaat

Denny Landzaat
Personal information
Full name Denny Domingoes Landzaat
Date of birth 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) (age 35)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Twente
Number 7
Youth career
SC Buitenveldert
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1995–1996 Ajax 1 (0)
1996–1999 MVV 102 (10)
1999–2003 Willem II 139 (38)
2003–2006 AZ 79 (22)
2006–2008 Wigan Athletic 52 (5)
2008–2010 Feyenoord 38 (5)
2010– Twente 41 (2)
National team‡
2001–2008 Netherlands 38 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 19, 2009

Denny Domingoes Landzaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛni ˌlɑntˈsaːt], born May 6, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.

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Early life

Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Landzaat is of Dutch-Indonesian extraction; Dutch parentage from father and Moluccan from his mother.

Club career

Early career

Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league game for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005–06 season, as they finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.[1]

Wigan Athletic

He joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic on July 18, 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2.5 million. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[1] He scored his first goal for Wigan against Reading in a 2–3 loss on 30 January 2007.[2] He followed this up with a thirty yard strike at the Emirates Stadium in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal on February 11, 2007.[3] On 18 August 2007 Landzaat converted a penalty against Sunderland to score his first home goal for Wigan at the JJB Stadium.[4] He also scored the first goal in Wigan's 5–3 win over local rivals Blackburn Rovers.[5]

Feyenoord

On 25 January 2008 Landzaat returned to the Netherlands with Feyenoord, for a £1 million fee.[6] He signed a three and a half year contract with the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord on his debut, in the 3–3 draw against Heracles Almelo on 24 February 2008.

International career

Landzaat competed in the 2006 World Cup. On 21 May 2008, Landzaat was released from Marco van Basten's Euro 2008 provisional squad.[7]

Danny Landzaat: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. September 3, 2004 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Andorra
3–0
3–0
 Friendly match

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
1995–96 Ajax Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1996–97 MVV Eerste divisie 34 2 0 0 0 0 34 2
1997–98 MVV Eredivisie 34 4 0 0 0 0 34 4
1998–99 34 4 0 0 0 0 34 4
1999-00 Willem II Eredivisie 25 3 0 0 0 0 25 3
2000–01 33 12 0 0 0 0 33 12
2001–02 34 16 0 0 0 0 34 16
2002–03 34 5 0 0 0 0 34 5
2003–04 13 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
2003–04 AZ Eredivisie 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
2004–05 33 10 0 0 0 0 33 10
2005–06 29 9 0 0 0 0 29 9
England League FA Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Wigan Athletic Premier League 33 2 0 0 0 0 33 2
2007–08 19 3 0 0 0 0 19 3
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Feyenoord Eredivisie 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
2008–09 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2009–10 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total Netherlands 355 75 0 0 0 0 355 75
England 52 5 0 0 0 0 52 5
Career total 407 80 0 0 0 0 407 80

Statistics accurate as of last match played on August 23, 2009.

Honours

AFC Ajax

MVV

Feyenoord

FC Twente

References

  1. ^ a b "Holland star Landzaat joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 2006-07-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/5172594.stm. 
  2. ^ "Reading 3–2 Wigan". BBC. 30 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6309077.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
  3. ^ "Arsenal 2–1 Wigan". BBC. 11 February 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6327211.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
  4. ^ "Wigan 3–0 Sunderland". BBC. 18 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6941868.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
  5. ^ "Wigan 5–3 Blackburn". BBC. 15 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7134166.stm. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
  6. ^ "Wigan sell Landzaat to Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 2008-01-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/7208804.stm. 
  7. ^ uefa.com – Van Basten releases provisional pair

External links

Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
FC Twente – current squad