Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder (born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch retired football player. He played for clubs such as Real Madrid, Ajax, Inter Milan, and Galatasaray. He also played for the Netherlands national team, and he has been called one of the best midfielders of all time.[4] He played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, and was one of the top scorers of that tournament.
 Sneijder with the Netherlands national team in 2012. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Sneijder[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | DOS | ||
| 1991–2002 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Ajax | 126 | (43) |
| 2007–2009 | Real Madrid | 52 | (11) |
| 2009–2012 | Inter Milan | 76 | (13) |
| 2013–2017 | Galatasaray | 124 | (35) |
| 2017–2018 | Nice | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | (15) |
| Total | 405 | (117) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2003 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2018 | Netherlands | 134 | (31) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Sneijder became a Roman Catholic in 2010.[5]
Sneijder has two sons and two brothers: Jeffrey and Rodney. His paternal grandmother was Greek and was born in Kavala.[6]
Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2002–03 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 | |
| 2003–04 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 | |
| Total | 126 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 180 | 58 | |
| Real Madrid | 2005–06 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 11 | |
| Inter Milan | 2007–08 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 41 | 8 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 22 | |
| Galatasaray | 2011–12 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 14 | |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Total | 124 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 46 | |
| Nice | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Al-Gharafa | 2017–18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 17 | 11 | |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 8 | |||
| Total | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 30 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 405 | 117 | 50 | 15 | 104 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 575 | 156 | |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and AFC Champions League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield, Eredivisie playoffs, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana, TFF Süper Kupa, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.
International
| Netherlands national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 14 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 3 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 134 | 31 |
Wesley Sneijder Media
Sneijder playing for Real Madrid, 2009
Sneijder playing for Inter in 2010
Sneijder during pre-match training at Galatasaray, 2015
Sneijder (left) with Arjen Robben and Nigel de Jong lining up for the Netherlands in 2012
Sneijder taking a free kick while Rafael van der Vaart looks on
Sneijder the day before the Dutch team's departure to South Africa
Sneijder (left, with a Vuvuzela) and John Heitinga were teammates at Ajax
Sneijder at Schiphol departing for the World Cup
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de abril de 2009, en Huelva" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 April 2009, in Huelva] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ↑ "The story of Wesley Sneijder". Official website. Wesley Sneijder. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ↑ Thomas, Blake. "Ranking the Top 10 Midfielders in World Football: Xavi, Iniesta, Sneijder..." Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ↑ "Wesley Sneijder został katolikiem" (in polski). Fronda. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ↑ "Καβαλιώτης ο Σνάϊντερ (in Greek)". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ↑ Wesley Sneijder at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Wesley Sneijder". www.national-football-teams.com.
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