Daley Sinkgraven

Daley Sinkgraven

Sinkgraven playing for Ajax in March 2015
Personal information
Date of birth4 July 1995
Place of birthAssen, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number8
Youth career
2002–2008MVV Alcides
2008–2013SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2015SC Heerenveen37(4)
2015–Ajax6(0)
National team‡
2012Netherlands U173(0)
2012Netherlands U182(0)
2014–Netherlands U191(0)
2014–Netherlands U213(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:07, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Daley Sinkgraven (born 4 July 1995) is a Dutch footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Career

SC Heerenveen

Sinkgraven started playing football with MVV Alcides from his hometown Meppel. He ended up in the youth academy of SC Heerenveen. Sinkgraven had a breakthrough season in 2013/14 playing 17 games while starting five of them. He made his debut in the 2-2 draw against Roda JC Kerkrade on 18 January 2014 by replacing Hakim Ziyech. On 28 March 2014, he extended his contract until the summer of 2017.[1]

Ajax

On 30 January 2015, it was announced that Sinkgraven was transferred to Ajax for a fee of 7 million euros, making him the clubs most expensive acquisition since Miralem Sulejmani, who had also made the transfer to Ajax from Heerenveen.[2] Sinkgraven signed a five and a half year-contract with the club and was given the number 8 shirt previously worn by Lerin Duarte, who was sent on a 6-month loan spell to Heerenveen in return.[3] Sinkgraven's first goal for Ajax during the 2014–15 season was actually an own goal converted in the 4–1 loss on 22 November 2014 in Amsterdam while still playing for Heerenveen.[4] He made his debut for the first team of Ajax in the starting lineup on 5 February 2015 in the 1–0 home loss to AZ.[5]

Personal

Sinkgraven is the son of Dutch football coach Harry Sinkgraven.[6]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Contract Sinkgraven verlengd tot 2017 (Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 28 March 2014
  2. ↑ Ajax heeft Sinkgraven binnen en laat Duarte vertrekken (Dutch). Voetbalzone.nl. 31 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Ajax haalt Sinkgraven weg uit Heerenveen (Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Eerste 'Ajax-goal' Sinkgraven al een feit (Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 31 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Na debuut gaat Sinkgraven liedje Guus Meeuwis zingen (Dutch). AD.nl. 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Peter McVitie (4 February 2015). "On the road to Barcelona - Sinkgraven's Ajax move first step in a great career". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.