Profile Maarten Stekelenburg

Personal information :

Full name : Maarten Stekelenburg
Date of birth : 22 September 1982
Place of birth : Haarlem, Netherlands
Height : 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position : Goalkeeper
Current club : Ajax
Number : 1
Youth career :
Zandvoort'75
Schoten
1997–2001 Ajax
Senior career :
2001– Ajax
National team :
2004– Netherlands

Club career

Ajax

Stekelenburg originated his career at Zandvoort '75 ago stringing VV Schoten, which he retired for Ajax as shortly as he was 15 years old. He prepared his official debut for Ajax on 24 February 2002, in a game against NAC Breda. At the begin of the 2002–03 season he won his first prize as shortly as Ajax won the Johan Cruijff-schaal. In 2004 he and Ajax won the Eredivisie championship, having played ten suits that season. He became the first 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 second Johan Cruijff-schaal, which he facilitated his team protect the following season, and subsequent on in 2006–07, he won his second KNVB Cup. Stekelenburg was dubbed Ajax "Player of the Year" for the 2007–08 season, succeeding Wesley Sneijder. During the 2008–09 season, he no where his position in the target to Kenneth Vermeer due to injuries and diluted performances. He re-established himself as the first-choice keeper beneath fresh administrator Martin Jol.

International career

Stekelenburg prepared his global debut for the Netherlands on three September 2004 against Liechtenstein, whom they defeat 3–0.

2006 FIFA World Cup

He was paged upward via thereafter administrator 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.

Euro 2008

Despite his global debut in 2004, Stekelenburg was paged upward to Marco van Basten's Euro 2008 squad to play as understudy to Edwin van der Sar. He took fraction in the Group C suit against Romania on 17 June. With Netherlands already having qualified for the quarter finals, bus Marco van Basten fielded a second-string side, to give players like Stekelenburg a game. In a September 2008 friendly suit against Australia, Stekelenburg was sent off afterwards 44 minutes into the first half for fouling Joshua Kennedy. Stekelenburg is the first goalkeeper of the Dutch national side ever to receive a red card.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Since the retirement of Edwin van der Sar from the national team, Stekelenburg has been the first-choice keeper beneath administrator Bert van Marwijk. Stekelenburg was included in the draft squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 27 May 2010, van Marwijk broadcast that he would be fraction of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition. Stekelenburg facilitated the Netherlands arrive the final of the competition against Spain via earning tall saves during the tournament, memorably the save from Kaká in Hollands 2-1 victory against Brazil in the quarterfinals. Only conceding six targets in the entire tournament(2 of them being a punishment kick). Then regardless earning a figure of notable saves in the final, he ended onto the losing side, conceding the merely target of the game to Andrés Iniesta in the 116th tiny of the match.