Tonny Vilhena
 Vilhena at a Feyenoord training session in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tonny Emilio Trindade de Vilhena | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Maassluis, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VDL-Maassluis | |||
| 2003–2012 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Feyenoord | 98 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U17 | 25 | (9) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013– | Netherlands U21 | 22 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:39, 24 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Tonny Emilio Trindade de Vilhena (born 3 January 1995), more commonly known as simply Tonny Vilhena, is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.
Career
Feyenoord (2012-present)
Vilhena is a product of the Feyenoord Rotterdam youth academy, joining the club in 2003. His father is from Angola while his mother is from the Netherlands. After nine years in the club's youth ranks, he moved up to join parent-club Feyenoord in January 2012.
He made his debut for the Rotterdam-based club on 23 January 2012 versus VVV Venlo.[1] He scored his first goal for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie on 25 November 2012 against AZ Alkmaar, a game that finished 2–0.[2] On 3 February 2013, in Feyenoord's 3–1 win against Willem II, he became the youngest player for the club to ever score at least two goals in a single Eredivisie-match; he accomplished this feat at the age of 18 years and 31 days.[3]
Vilhena was a key player for coach Ronald Koeman during his time at the club.
International career
Vilhena has represented his country up to Under-21 level.
He won the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with the Netherlands U-17 team and was also the tournament's joint top scorer with 3 goals.[4] He also won the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship after scoring the fifth and final penalty in the penalty shootout against Germany.[5]
On 5 February 2013, Vilhena scored a goal in his debut for the Netherlands U-21 side.
On 6 March 2013, Vilhena was called up for the preliminary squad of the Dutch national team for the first time, only aged 18.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts | Apps | Goals | Assts |
| Netherlands | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||||
| Feyenoord | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 98 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | 11 | |
| Career total | 98 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | 11 | |
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 24 January 2016. [6]
References
- ↑ "Trindade de Vilhena in voorlopige selectie Oranje onder 17" (in Dutch). feyenoord.nl. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "AZ ALKMAAR 0–2 FEYENOORD". Sky Sports. 25 November 2012.
- ↑ "Vilhena strikes hand Feyenoord first win of the year". Feyenoord. 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Saffer, Paul (16 May 2011). "Netherlands see off all comers in Serbia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ Ross, Dan (16 May 2012). "Dutch retain crown with shoot-out win". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/tonny-emilio-trindade-de-vilhena.htm
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- Tonny Vilhena – FIFA competition record
- Tonny Vilhena – UEFA competition record
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