Wesley Sneijder

Wesley Sneijder

Sneijder with the Netherlands national team in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Wesley Sneijder[1]
Date of birth	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s)	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

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.

1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de abril de 2009, en Huelva" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 April 2009, in Huelva] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "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.
3. ↑ "The story of Wesley Sneijder". Official website. Wesley Sneijder. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
4. ↑ Thomas, Blake. "Ranking the Top 10 Midfielders in World Football: Xavi, Iniesta, Sneijder..." Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-12-10.