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Huntelaar at:
vv H. en K.
VBV De Graafschap
PSV Eindhoven
AGOVV Apeldoorn
SC Heerenveen
and AFC Ajax
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Huntelaar:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born August 12, 1983) is
a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for
Ajax and the Netherlands. He previously
represented PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap,
AGOVV Apeldoorn, and SC Heerenveen.
Various media outlets have noted him as a
rising star in Dutch football, being named
Dutch Football Talent of the Year and Ajax
"Player of the year" in 2006. He was also
named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament. Due
to his goal-scoring ability he has earned the
nickname "The Hunter", a play on his last
name.[1] He was a part of the Dutch side that
won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football
Championship, where he became the
tournament's leading goal-scorer. He is the
all-time highest goal-scorer for the
Netherlands U21 squad with 18 goals in 22
matches. In domestic football he was
Eredivisie's top scorer in the 2005--06
season with 33 goals in 31 games.
Huntelaar was born in Drempt, a village in
the Achterhoek region of Netherlands, but
moved to Hummelo when he was six weeks
old.[2] He lived with parents Dirk-Jan and
Maud Huntelaar, and his two brothers Niek and
Jelle.[2] Like his two brothers, at the age
of five Huntelaar joined the local football
team v.v. H. en K. (football club Hummelo and
Keppel) where he played for the next six
years.[2] Huntelaar was scouted as a youth
talent by Go Ahead Eagles, however, the
distance required to travel prohibited him
from joining the team from Deventer.[2] Soon
after he was scouted by De Graafschap where
on April 6, 1994 he signed his first youth
contract, aged eleven.[2] During his first
two years with De Graafschap, Huntelaar
played as a left back, a left winger, an
attacking midfielder, and even as a
goalkeeper; only in his third year was he
deployed as a striker.[2] In the 1997--98
season, the now 14 year old Huntelaar was the
first striker for the C-team at De
Graafschap, and scored 33 goals in 20
matches.[2] The following season saw him
promoted to the B1 team, and in the 1999--00
season he became top scorer of the B1 league
with 31 goals.[2] His goal-scoring abilities
drew the attention of PSV Eindhoven, who
signed him in June 2000.[2]
Huntelaar is a striker who plays as a centre
forward, or an "out-and-out" striker, rather
than as a supporting striker. He has a good
technical ability and can score goals with
either foot.[1] In an October 2007 interview
Huntelaar stressed the importance of fitness
to his game: "You have to work on every area
but I would say that physical fitness is
absolutely essential, especially in big
games. I need to stay sharp and keep my speed
up over 90 minutes, from the kick-off right
through to the final whistle. That's
fundamental." He has been compared in playing
style to Marco van Basten and Fernando
Morientes. In January 2001, Huntelaar and his
girlfriend Maddy became a couple.
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