Maarten Stekelenburg

This article is about the footballer born in 1982. For the footballer born in 1972, see Maarten Stekelenburg (footballer, born 1972).
Maarten Stekelenburg

Stekelenburg with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Maarten Stekelenburg[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-22) 22 September 1982
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
(on loan from Fulham)
Number 22
Youth career
Zandvoort '75
Schoten
1997–2002 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2011 Ajax 191 (0)
2011–2013 Roma 48 (0)
2013– Fulham 19 (0)
2014–2015 → Monaco (loan) 1 (0)
2015– → Southampton (loan) 17 (0)
National team‡
2002–2003 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2004– Netherlands 54 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 2 January 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:12, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

Maarten Stekelenburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrtə(n) ˈsteːkələ(n)ˌbʏrx]; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Southampton, on loan from Fulham.

He is a product of the Ajax youth system, and went on to play for Roma, Fulham, Monaco and Southampton.

Stekelenburg made his debut for the Netherlands in 2004, and earned 54 caps in total. He was understudy to Edwin van der Sar at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, then was first choice as he helped his nation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final and played at UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Ajax

Stekelenburg (centre, with Urby Emanuelson, Wesley Sneijder, Zdeněk Grygera and John Heitinga) played for Ajax from 1997–2011.

Stekelenburg began his career at Zandvoort '75 before joining VV Schoten, which he left for Ajax when he was 15 years old. He made his official debut for Ajax on 24 February 2002, in a game against NAC Breda. At the start of the 2002–03 season he won his first prize when Ajax won the Johan Cruijff-schaal. In 2004 he and Ajax won the Eredivisie championship, having played 10 matches that season.

He became the first choice goalkeeper at Ajax in the 2005–06 season. In 2006 he won his first KNVB Cup. At the start of the 2006–07 season he won his second Johan Cruijff-schaal, which he helped his team defend the next season, and later on in 2006–07, he won his second KNVB Cup.

Stekelenburg with Ajax teammates.

Stekelenburg was named Ajax "Player of the Year" for the 2007–08 season, succeeding Wesley Sneijder. During the 2008–09 season, he lost his place in the goal to Kenneth Vermeer due to injuries. He re-established himself as the first-choice keeper under new manager Martin Jol and subsequently had a very strong season for both Ajax and the Dutch national side. During the 2009–10 season Stekelenburg went on to have a consistent season, playing in all of Ajax's Eredivisie games and Europa League games, after they were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the group stages. Stekelenburg unfortunately sustained a finger injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. He made a total of 51 appearances on the 2010/11 season in all competitions.

After winning the 2010/11 Eredivisie on 15 May 2011, Stekelenburg dropped the trophy while standing on top of the Ajax team coach with Vertonghen. He won Ajax Player of the Year for the second time.[3]

Roma

On 1 August 2011, it was announced that Stekelenburg had officially transferred to Roma for an estimated €6 million, making him the first Dutch footballer to ever play for the Italian club.[4] He picked the no. 24 shirt, which is the day his son was born.[5] He made his debut on 11 September 2011, against Cagliari.

Fulham

On 3 June 2013, Roma sporting Director Franco Baldini confirmed that he had finalised a deal with Premier League club Fulham for the sale of Stekelenburg.[6] A couple of days later, Fulham announced on 5 June 2013 that Stekelenburg had signed on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his debut on 17 August, in a 1-0 win away to Sunderland, however he came off injured in the second half and was replaced by David Stockdale.[8] He returned on 21 October at a win against Crystal Palace, but went on to lose the next 4 starts in a row.

Following the sacking of René Meulensteen as Fulham manager, Stekelenburg was dropped to the bench in favour of Stockdale by Felix Magath, and following Fulham's relegation and Stockdale's departure, lost his place in the squad altogether, as Magath favoured Jesse Joronen and Marcus Bettinelli.

Monaco

On 9 August 2014, Stekelenburg joined AS Monaco on a season-long loan.[9] With Danijel Subašić as the regular goalkeeper, Stekelenburg was preferred for cup games, making his debut in the last 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue away to Lyon on 17 December. After a 1–1 draw at the Stade de Gerland, he helped Lyon win 5–4 in a penalty shootout by saving from Jordan Ferri.[10] In the semi-finals on 4 February 2015 against SC Bastia at the Stade Louis II, it again went to penalties after a goalless draw. He saved from Guillaume Gillet and Giovanni Sio, but Monaco were eliminated nonetheless.[11] His sole Ligue 1 appearance came on 22 March away to Reims, a 3–1 victory.[12] On 1 June, the club announced that Stekelenburg would return to Fulham, as his season long loan had expired.[13]

Southampton

On 22 June 2015, Southampton secured the services of Stekelenburg on a season-long loan.[14] He made his debut for the club on 30 July in the third qualifying round of the season's Europa League, a 3–0 win over Vitesse at St. Mary's Stadium.[15] He made his Premier League debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw away at Newcastle United on the opening day of the 2015–16 Premier League season.[16]

International career

Stekelenburg was a member of the Dutch squad at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his international debut for the Netherlands on 3 September 2004 against Liechtenstein, whom they beat 3–0.

2006 World Cup and Euro 2008

He was called up by manager Marco van Basten for the squad of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but he did not play any game during this tournament as Edwin van der Sar was first choice.

Despite his international debut in 2004, Stekelenburg was called up to Van Basten's Euro 2008 squad to play as understudy to Van der Sar. He took part in the Group C match against Romania on 17 June. With the Netherlands already having qualified for the quarter-finals, the coach fielded a second-string side, to give players like Stekelenburg a game. He kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 win at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.[17]

In a September 2008 friendly match against Australia, Stekelenburg was sent off after 44 minutes of the first half for fouling Joshua Kennedy, becoming the first goalkeeper of the Dutch national side to receive a red card.

2010 World Cup and Euro 2012

Stekelenburg beaten by Michael Krohn-Dehli at Euro 2012.

After Van der Sar's retirement from the national team, Stekelenburg became the Netherlands' first-choice goalkeeper under manager Bert van Marwijk. Stekelenburg was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[18] On 27 May 2010, Van Marwijk announced that he would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.[19] Stekelenburg helped the Netherlands reach the final of the competition against Spain by making big saves throughout the tournament, memorably the save from Kaká in the Netherlands 2–1 victory against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[20] He conceded six goals in the whole tournament, two of them being penalty kicks. Despite making a number of saves in the final, he ended up on the losing side, conceding the only goal of the game to Andrés Iniesta in the 116th minute of the match.

Stekelenburg played all three matches in goal during the group stages of UEFA Euro 2012 as the Netherlands finished bottom of their group.

Statistics

Club

As of match played 9 January 2016.[21][22][23]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[24] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 2002–03 9000–3010130
2003–04 10000–1000110
2004–05 11010–4010170
2005–06 27040–6040410
2006–07 32040–9050500
2007–08 31010–4050410
2008–09 12010–2000150
2009–10 33070–10000500
2010–11 26040–13010430
Total 1910220–5201702820
Roma 2011–12 29020–20––330
2012–13 19030–00––210
Total 48050–20––550
Fulham 2013–14 190101000––210
Total 190101000––210
Monaco (loan) 2014–15 10403000––80
Southampton (loan) 2015–16[25] 170103040––250
Career total 2760330705801703910
Maarten Stekelenburg with the Netherlands.

International

Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
200410
200500
200620
200770
200850
200990
2010150
201150
2012100
201300
201400
201500
Total540

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 October 2012[26]

Honours

Club

Ajax

International

Netherlands

Individual

Personal life

Stekelenburg is deaf in one ear.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Maarten Stekelenburg Profile". Fifa World Cup 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Roma told to up Stekelenburg bid". Sky Sports. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Definitief: Stekelenburg naar AS Roma | Ajax1.nl | De site met het laatste Ajax nieuws, foto's, Video's, Columns, Twitter, Hyve". Ajax1.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stekelenburg: 'Forza Roma!'". Football Italia. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Transfer news: Roma confirm Fulham deal for Maarten Stekelenburg". Sky Sports. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  7. ↑ "Stekelenburg Signs". Fulham FC. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland 0-1 Fulham" BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  9. ↑ by @simonremoussin. "Maarten Stekelenburg joins AS Monaco on loan | News | AS Monaco FC". Asm-fc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  10. ↑ Pitzus, Alessandro (17 December 2014). "OL - ASM (1-1, 5 t.a.b. 4) : Au bout du suspense, Monaco a sorti Lyon" [OL - ASM (1-1, 5-4 on penalties): After suspense, Monaco put Lyon out on penalties] (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue : Bastia rejoint le PSG en finale en éliminant Monaco aux tirs au but" [Coupe de la Ligue: Bastia join PSG in the final by eliminating Monaco on penalties] (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Bregevin, Vincent (22 March 2015). "Ligue 1 - Reims - Monaco (1-3) : L'ASM s'impose à Reims et est dans la course au titre" [Ligue 1 - Reims - Monaco (1-3): ASM impose themselves on Reims and stay on course for the title] (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Berbatov : story ending at AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Saints sign Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenburg". Southampton F.C. 22 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Williams, Adam (30 July 2015). "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Newcastle 2–2 Southampton match report". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  17. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (17 June 2008). "France 0-2 Italy & Netherlands 2-0 Romania". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Van Marwijk trims Dutch squad to 27". AFP. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  19. ↑ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  20. 1 2 "Profile of Netherlands squad". Reuters. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Football: Maarten Stekelenburg". Football Database EU. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  22. ↑ "Maarten Stekelenburg". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  23. ↑ "Maarten Stekelenburg Statistics". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  24. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Johan Cruijff Shield
  25. ↑ "Games played by Maarten Stekelenburg in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Stekelenburg, Maarten". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Luis Suárez		 Ajax captain
2011 		Succeeded by
Jan Vertonghen
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