This article is about the football player born in 1982. For the football player born in 1972, see Maarten Stekelenburg ( football player, bear 1972 )
Maarten Stekelenburg ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈmaːrtə ( newton ) ˈsteːkələ ( thousand ) ˌbʏr ( ə ) x ] ; born 22 September 1982 ) is a dutch professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax.
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Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his beginning go there and winning nine honours, including two Eredivisie titles. He went on to play for Roma, Fulham, Monaco, Southampton and Everton. He returned to Ajax after the termination of his condense at Everton following the 2019–20 Premier League season. Stekelenburg made his debut for the Netherlands national team in 2004, and earned 63 caps in sum. He was understudy to Edwin van five hundred Sar at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, then was beginning choice as he helped his nation to the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, besides playing at Euro 2012 and Euro 2020 .
Club career [edit ]
ajax [edit ]
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 equal against NAC Breda. At the begin of the 2002–03 season, he won his first loot when Ajax won the Johan Cruyff Shield. In 2004, he and Ajax won the Eredivisie backing, having played ten matches that temper. Stekelenburg became the first choice goalkeeper at Ajax in the 2005–06 season. In 2006, he won his first KNVB Cup. At the begin of the 2006–07 season, he won his moment Johan Cruyff Shield, which he helped his team defend the adjacent season, and late on in 2006–07, he won his moment KNVB Cup .
Stekelenburg with his 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 seat in the finish to Kenneth Vermeer due to injuries. He re-established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper under new director Martin Jol and subsequently had a very strong temper for both Ajax and the Dutch national side. During the 2009–10 temper, Stekelenburg went on to have a consistent temper, playing in all of Ajax ‘s Eredivisie and Europa League matches, the latter after they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the group stagecoach. however, Stekelenburg sustained a finger injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. He made a total of 51 appearances in the 2010–11 temper in all competitions. After winning the 2010–11 Eredivisie on 15 May 2011, Stekelenburg dropped the trophy [ 4 ] while standing on top of the Ajax team coach with Jan Vertonghen. He won Ajax Player of the year for the second time. [ 5 ]
gypsy [edit ]
On 1 August 2011, it was announced Stekelenburg had formally transferred to Roma for €6.325 million transfer fee plus bonuses, making him the foremost Dutch football player to ever play for the italian club. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He picked the number 24 shirt, which is the day his son was born. [ 8 ] He made his debut on 11 September 2011, against Cagliari .
Fulham [edit ]
On 3 June 2013, Roma sporting director Franco Baldini confirmed he had finalised a softwood with Premier League club Fulham for the sale of Stekelenburg. [ 9 ] Two days later, on 5 June, Fulham announced Stekelenburg had signed on a four-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee ; [ 10 ] Roma late disclosed the tip was €5.6 million. [ 11 ] 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. [ 12 ] He returned on 21 October at a win against Crystal Palace, but went on to lose the adjacent four starts in a row. Following the displace of René Meulensteen as Fulham coach, Stekelenburg was dropped to the bench in party favor of Stockdale by Felix Magath, and following Fulham ‘s relegation and Stockdale ‘s deviation, lost his space in the squad altogether, as Magath favoured Jesse Joronen and Marcus Bettinelli .
Stekelenburg with Southampton in July 2015. On 9 August 2014, Stekelenburg joined french club Monaco on a season-long loan. [ 13 ] With Danijel Subašić as Monaco ‘s starting goalkeeper, Stekelenburg was preferred for cup matches, making his debut in the round of 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 Monaco win 5–4 in a punishment gunfight by saving from Jordan Ferri. [ 14 ] In the semi-finals on 4 February 2015 against Bastia at the Stade Louis II, it again went to penalties after a scoreless draw. He saved from Guillaume Gillet and Giovanni Sio, but Monaco were eliminated however. [ 15 ] His sole Ligue 1 appearance came on 22 March aside to Reims, a 3–1 victory. [ 16 ] On 1 June, the club announced Stekelenburg would return to Fulham after his season-long loan expired. [ 17 ] On 22 June 2015, Southampton signed Stekelenburg on a season-long loanword from Fulham. [ 18 ] He made his debut for the golf club on 30 July in the third qualifying round of the season ‘s Europa League, a 3–0 gain over Vitesse at St Mary ‘s Stadium. [ 19 ] He made his Premier League debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw off to Newcastle United on the opening day of the 2015–16 Premier League season. [ 20 ]
Everton [edit ]
On 1 July 2016, Everton, managed by compatriot Ronald Koeman, announced they had signed Stekelenburg from Fulham on a three-year sign, for an undisclosed transfer fee. [ 21 ] He made his debut on 13 August as the Toffees began their campaign with a 1–1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur, [ 22 ] and on 15 October, he saved penalties from Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Agüero to ensure the like leave away to Manchester City. [ 23 ] Stekelenburg limped off the field after suffering from a leg injury in the 63rd minute of the Merseyside bowler hat at Goodison Park against Liverpool on 19 December 2016. He returned to action in April 2017, when Ronald Koeman dropped Joel Robles after 17-straight starts by the spanish goalkeeper. [ 24 ] In 2017–18, Stekelenburg struggled with groin injuries and lost his place to Jordan Pickford, but was awarded with a biennial shrink annex at the end of the season. [ 25 ] In June 2020, with his batch set to expire, he extended it until the end of the season, which had been postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 26 ]
render to Ajax [edit ]
On 22 June 2020, it was announced that Stekelenburg would rejoin Ajax following the 2019–20 Premier League temper. From February 2021, he gained a begin set due to André Onana ‘s 12-month dope banish, [ 27 ] and in May he signed a abridge extension until 2022. [ 28 ]
International career [edit ]
Stekelenburg was a penis 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.
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Stekelenburg was called up by director Marco vanguard Basten for the team of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, but he did not play any equal during this tournament as Edwin van five hundred Sar was first option. Despite his international debut in 2004, Stekelenburg was called up to Van Basten ‘s UEFA Euro 2008 police squad to play as understudy to Van five hundred Sar. He participated in the Group C equal against Romania on 17 June—with the Netherlands already having qualified for the quarter-finals, the coach fielded a second-string slope to give players like Stekelenburg an appearance. He kept a clean sheet in the 2–0 gain at the Stade de Suisse in Bern. [ 29 ] In a September 2008 friendly match against Australia, Stekelenburg was sent-off after 44 minutes of the inaugural half for fouling Joshua Kennedy, becoming the first goalkeeper of the Dutch national english to receive a red batting order .
After Van five hundred Sar ‘s retirement from the national team, Stekelenburg became the Netherlands ‘ first-choice goalkeeper under coach Bert van Marwijk. Stekelenburg was included in the preliminary police squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [ 30 ] On 27 May 2010, Van Marwijk announced he would be region of the final 23-man police squad participating in the rival. [ 31 ] Stekelenburg helped the Netherlands reach the final of the contest against Spain by making key saves throughout the tournament, most notably from Kaká in the Netherlands ‘ 2–1 victory against Brazil in the quarter-finals. [ 32 ] 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 suffer side, conceding the peer ‘s merely goal to Andrés Iniesta in the 116th moment. Stekelenburg played all three matches during the group stages of Euro 2012 as the Netherlands finished bottom of their group. On 7 October 2016, four years after his last international appearance, Stekelenburg started in a 2018 FIFA World Cup reservation match against Belarus, a 4–1 Dutch victory. [ 33 ] On 7 March 2021, Stekelenburg was one of 31 players called up by Frank de Boer for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Turkey, Latvia, and Gibraltar. [ 34 ] Stekelenburg was picked as the starting goalkeeper for his team ‘s Euro 2020 campaign as regular goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen was omitted from the squad after he tested incontrovertible for COVID-19. [ 35 ] On 13 August 2021, following the Netherlands ‘ exit in the last 16 of Euro 2020, Stekelenburg formally announced his retirement from international football. [ 36 ]
personal life [edit ]
Stekelenburg is deaf in one ear. [ 37 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 29 August 2021.[38][39][40][41]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[42] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 191 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 0 | |||
| Roma | 2011–12 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Fulham | 2013–14 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Monaco (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Southampton (loan) | 2015–16 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| Everton | 2016–17 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 310 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 441 | 0 | ||
International [edit ]
beginning : [ 43 ]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 0 | |
Honours [edit ]
Ajax
Netherlands
Individual
- AFC Ajax Player of the Year: 2008, 2011
References [edit ]
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