| Maarten Stekelenburg |
 |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Maarten Stekelenburg |
| Date of birth |
September 22, 1982 (1982-09-22) (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Height |
1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Goalkeeper |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Ajax |
| Number |
1 |
| Youth clubs |
|
Zandvoort'75
VV Schoten |
| Senior clubs1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
| 2001- |
Ajax |
120 (0) |
| National team2 |
| 2004- |
Netherlands |
011 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 25, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 25, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Maarten Stekelenburg (born September 22, 1982 in Haarlem) is a professional Dutch football goalkeeper who currently plays for Ajax.
Career
Stekelenburg playing for the Netherlands.
Stekelenburg began his career at Zandvoort '75 before joining VV Schoten, which he left for AFC Ajax when he was 15 years old. He made his official debut for Ajax on February 24, 2002, in a game against NAC Breda. At the start of the 2002-03 season he won his first prize when Ajax won the Johan Cruijff-schaal. In 2004 he and Ajax won the Eredivisie championship, having played 10 matches that season.
On September 3, 2004, Stekelenburg made his international debut for the Netherlands against Liechtenstein, who they beat 3-0. Despite his international debut in 2004 he only became the first goalkeeper at Ajax in the 2005-06 season. In 2006 he won his first KNVB Cup and was called up by manager 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.
At the start of the 2006-07 season he won his second Johan Cruijff-schaal, which he helped his team defend the next season, and later on in 2006-07, he won his second KNVB Cup.
Statistics
| Season |
Club |
Competition |
Apps |
Goals |
| 2001/02 |
Ajax |
 Eredivisie |
0 |
0 |
| 2002/03 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
9 |
0 |
| 2003/04 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
10 |
0 |
| 2004/05 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
11 |
0 |
| 2005/06 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
27 |
0 |
| 2006/07 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
32 |
0 |
| 2007/08 |
Ajax |
Eredivisie |
27 |
0 |
| Total |
116 |
0 |
| Awards |
Preceded by
Wesley Sneijder |
AFC Ajax Player of the year
2007-2008 |
Succeeded by
Incumbent |
