Wesley Sneijder, born June 9th 1984, is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Internazionale since 2009. He was titled UEFA midfielder of the season and also among the three very best midfielders worldwide for 2010 by FIFA.
A result of the Ajax Academy, he formerly played for AFC Ajax with which he earned six trophies and through which period he was honored the Johan Cruijff Award (for the best young player in Holland) in 2004. He was afterwards bought by Real Madrid for €27 million in 2007, winning La Liga in the very first season with the club and later sold to Internazionale for €15 million.
Sneijder formerly represented numerous Youth squads for the Netherlands. He is now a routine player for the Dutch national team, his first appearance being in April 2003 at the age of 18, and he represented his country in the world cup in 2006 and 2010 plus UEFA Euro 2004 & 2008. Separately he was honored the 2010 Bronze Boot, the 2010 Silver Ball and included in the team of the tournament for UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup and also titled man of the match for six out of eleven matches played by "Oranje" at those two events.
A result of the Ajax Academy, he formerly played for AFC Ajax with which he earned six trophies and through which period he was honored the Johan Cruijff Award (for the best young player in Holland) in 2004. He was afterwards bought by Real Madrid for €27 million in 2007, winning La Liga in the very first season with the club and later sold to Internazionale for €15 million.
Sneijder formerly represented numerous Youth squads for the Netherlands. He is now a routine player for the Dutch national team, his first appearance being in April 2003 at the age of 18, and he represented his country in the world cup in 2006 and 2010 plus UEFA Euro 2004 & 2008. Separately he was honored the 2010 Bronze Boot, the 2010 Silver Ball and included in the team of the tournament for UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup and also titled man of the match for six out of eleven matches played by "Oranje" at those two events.