| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard | ||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Cobu Boys Amersfoort | ||
| 1998–2006 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Groningen (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008– | Sparta Rotterdam | 61 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard (born 28 August 1987), simply known as Donovan Slijngard, is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Sparta Rotterdam.
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Slijngard was born in Amsterdam and came through the Ajax youth ranks. In 2006 he was named AFC Ajax "Talent of the Year".[1] He made his debut in professional football in the 2006–07 season where he played on loan for FC Groningen, while still under contract with Ajax. He made his debut for the senior squad of Ajax in the play-off game against FC Twente which finished 0–0.[2] For the 2008–09 season, he was added to the first squad by manager Marco van Basten.[3]
After the 2008–2009 season he left Ajax on a free transfer and signed a three year contract with the club where he had already played on loan[4] during the previous season, Sparta Rotterdam.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Murat Yıldırım |
AFC Ajax Talent of the year 2006 |
Succeeded by Siem de Jong |
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