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Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie
Personal information
Full nameRobin van Persie
Date of birth6 August 1983(age 28)
Place of birthRotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.83 m
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubArsenal
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Robin van Persie (-nlˈrɔbɪn vɐn ˈpɛrsi-Nl-Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie has since become the club captain on 16 August 2011. His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Dutch legend Marco van Basten.

The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps, but he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad.He made his breakthrough at his hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup. He was named the Dutch Football Talent of the Year for the 2001 � 02 season. Disagreements with coach Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for £2.75 million in 2004 as a long-term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp He won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club and went on to win the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the year award. Van Persie has been named Premier League Player of the Month twice. Van Persie topped the goal assists leader board with 11 assists in the 2008 � 09 Premier League.

Prior to playing for the senior team, Van Persie was a Dutch Youth International. He played for Netherlands at 2004 and 2006 European U-21 Championship qualifying. Van Persie made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania.One month later, he netted his first senior international goal in a 4 � 0 win over Finland. Van Persie has over 50 caps and has scored 25 goals for the Netherlands. He has participated in the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 2008.

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Fantasy Football Scout--The guy is a consistent performer. Fielded five double gameweek players, including captain -Robin Van Persie-. Faith in Leighton Baines proved fruitful, with the Everton man equalling Van Persie's 13 point haul, despite playin - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:01:45 GMT+00:00
Blackpool Vs. Arsenal: Robin Van Persie Pads Lead - SB Nation Tweet this news
SB Nation--The young winger burst forward and laid in an absolutely perfect pass to -Robin van Persie-, who finished first time past a despairing Richard Kingson. Blackpool aren't giving up, of course, and they keep trying to test Jens Lehmann in the - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:25:00 GMT+00:00
Nicklas Bendtner frustrated for “not being seen as a first-team player” - Gunning Hawk Tweet this news
Gunning Hawk--Speaking to Ekstra Bladet, the Denmark International explained that it is “incredibly frustrating” to not be considered as a first-team player but added that with -Robin van Persie- scoring in every single game it is very difficult to se - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:38:56 GMT+00:00
Robin van Persie: Why Jack Wilshere is special at only 19 - Gunning Hawk Tweet this news
Gunning Hawk--Arsenal striker -Robin van Persie- was full of praise for Jack Wilshere, this season's Young Player of the Year. Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the Dutchman explained that he was very happy for his friend and team mate as he described t - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:08:31 GMT+00:00
Robin Van Persie Nets In Gunners/Spurs Classic - Rotowire Tweet this news
Rotowire---Van Persie's- persistence paid off, as he hammered home his own rebound to give Arsenal a 3-1 lead in their eventual 3-3 draw with Tottenham. A sensational season for RVP, now with 14 goals on the year. Again however, he showed why he isn& - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:12:37 GMT+00:00
Van Persie 11-8 to be the best of the rest - Racing Post Tweet this news
Racing Post---ROBIN VAN PERSIE- took his league goals tally to 14 when he notched in Arsenal's 3-3 draw at Tottenham onWednesday and Coral make him 11-8 favourite to top-score in their market without Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos ... - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:37:02 GMT+00:00
Frustrated Bendtner not arguing with Van Persie preference - Sport.co.uk Tweet this news
Sport.co.uk--The 23-year-old, who has been on the Gunners' books since he was a teenager, has spent much of the season on the substitutes bench with injuries and the form of teammate -Robin van Persie- reducing him to late game cameo performances on - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:44:34 GMT+00:00
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Tottenham Football Club--But we then conceded two goals as Samir Nasri and -Robin Van Persie- handed the visitors a 3-1 lead. Thankfully, Tom Huddlestone responded with as sweet a strike as you'll see from 25 yards to haul us back into the game at 3- - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:43:25 GMT+00:00
Arsene Wenger, Arsenal - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--The visitors led the game three times after goals by Theo Walcott, Samir Nasri and -Robin van Persie- but were forced to settle for a point after a Rafael van der Vaart brace and a Tom Huddlestone strike earned a point for Harry Redknapp's - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:32:16 GMT+00:00
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GiveMeFootball.com--By Givemefootball .com April 21, 2011 Theo Walcott, Samir Nasir and -Robin van Persie- all scored in the first half for the visitors. However, a Rafael van der Vaart double and a fine strike from Tom Huddlestone dented the title hopes - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:14:25 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Cesc Fàbregas		Arsenal F.C. captain
2011-		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Awards
Preceded by
Cesc Fàbregas		Arsenal F.C. captain
2011-		Succeeded by
Incumbent

Club : 2011 � 12
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Feyenoord 2001 � 02 8 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 15 0 0
2002 � 03 23 9 0 3 7 0 2 0 0 28 16 0
2003 � 04 28 6 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 33 6 0
Total 59 15 0 5 7 0 12 0 0 76 22 0
Arsenal 2004 � 05 26 5 1 9 4 0 6 1 0 41 10 1
2005 � 06 24 5 1 7 4 0 7 2 0 38 11 1
2006 � 07 22 11 7 1 0 0 8 2 1 31 13 8
2007 � 08 15 7 3 1 0 0 7 2 2 23 9 5
2008 � 09 28 11 11 6 4 1 10 5 3 44 20 15
2009 � 10 16 9 7 0 0 0 4 1 1 20 10 8
2010 � 11 25 18 7 5 2 0 3 2 0 33 22 7
2011 � 12 9 7 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 13 9 1
Total 165 73 36 29 14 2 49 17 7 243 104 46
Career total 224 88 36 34 21 2 61 17 7 319 126 46

International goals :
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2005 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland 0 � 4 0 � 4 2006 World Cup qualification
2. 16 June 2006 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany CIV 1 � 0 2 � 1 2006 World Cup
3. 16 August 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 0 � 4 0 � 4 Friendly
4. 6 September 2006 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Belarus 1 � 0 3 � 0 Euro 2008 qualification
5. 6 September 2006 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Belarus 2 � 0 3 � 0 Euro 2008 qualification
6. 7 October 2006 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 � 1 1 � 1 Euro 2008 qualification
7. 11 October 2006 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Albania 1 � 0 2 � 1 Euro 2008 qualification
8. 13 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland France 2 � 0 4 � 1 Euro 2008
9. 17 June 2008 Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland ROM 2 � 0 2 � 0 Euro 2008
10. 20 August 2008 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia Russia 0 � 1 1 � 1 Friendly
11. 19 November 2008 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sweden 1 � 0 3 � 1 Friendly
12. 19 November 2008 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Sweden 2 � 0 3 � 1 Friendly
13. 28 March 2009 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands SCO 2 � 0 3 � 0 2010 World Cup qualification
14. 5 September 2009 Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands Japan 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
15. 26 May 2010 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany Mexico 1 � 0 2 � 1 Friendly
16. 26 May 2010 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg, Germany Mexico 2 � 0 2 � 1 Friendly
17. 1 June 2010 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Ghana 4 � 1 4 � 1 Friendly
18. 5 June 2010 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary 1 � 1 6 � 1 Friendly
19. 24 June 2010 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa Cameroon 1 � 0 2 � 1 2010 World Cup
20. 25 March 2011 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary Hungary 0 � 4 0 � 4 Euro 2012 qualification
21. 29 March 2011 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hungary 1 � 0 5 � 3 Euro 2012 qualification
22. 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino 1 � 0 11 � 0 Euro 2012 qualification
23. 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino 5 � 0 11 � 0 Euro 2012 qualification
24. 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino 6 � 0 11 � 0 Euro 2012 qualification
25. 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino 8 � 0 11 � 0 Euro 2012 qualification

Netherlands squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

van der Sar, Jaliens, Boulahrouz, Mathijsen, van Bronckhorst, Landzaat, Kuyt, Cocu, van Nistelrooy, van der Vaart, Robben, Kromkamp, Ooijer, Heitinga, de Cler, Maduro, van Persie, van Bommel, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Sneijder, Babel, Timmer, Stekelenburg
Coach : van Basten

Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 2008

van der Sar, Ooijer, Heitinga, Mathijsen, van Bronckhorst, De Zeeuw, van Persie, Engelaar, van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Robben, Melchiot, Timmer, Bouma, De Cler, Stekelenburg, De Jong, Kuyt, Huntelaar, Afellay, Boulahrouz, Vennegoor of Hesselink, van der Vaart
Coach : van Basten

Dutch Football Talent of the Year (Johan Cruyff Award)

1984: Been * 1985: van Rooy * 1986: Winter * 1987: Roy * 1988: Huistra * 1989: Witschge * 1990: Bergkamp * 1991: Taument * 1992: Overmars * 1993: Seedorf * 1994: Seedorf * 1995: Kluivert * 1996: Tomasson * 1997: Zenden * 1998 - 1999: van Bommel * 1999 - 2000: Bruggink * 2000 - 2001: van der Vaart * 2001 - 2002: van Persie * 2002 - 2003: Robben * 2003 - 2004: Heitinga * 2003: Robben * 2004: Sneijder * 2005: Kalou * 2006: Huntelaar * 2007: Afellay * 2008: Sulejmani * 2009: Elia * 2010: van der Wiel

Arsenal F.C.

1 . Almunia 2 . Diaby 3 . Sagna 4 . Fàbregas (c) 5 . Vermaelen 6 . Koscielny 7 . Rosický 8 . Nasri 9 . Eduardo 11 . Van Persie 12 . Vela 14 . Walcott 15 . Denílson 16 . Ramsey 17 . Song 19 . Wilshere 20 . Djourou 21 . Fabiański 22 . Clichy 23 . Arshavin 24 . Mannone 27 . Eboué 28 . Gibbs 29 . Chamakh 30 . Traoré 31 . Campbell 33 . Barazite 34 . Bartley 35 . Coquelin 36 . Cruise 37 . Eastmond 38 . Emmanuel-Thomas 39 . Evina 40 . Freeman 41 . Frimpong 42 . Gilbert 43 . Henderson 44 . Hoyte 45 . Lansbury 47 . Murphy 48 . Randall 49 . Shea 50 . Simpson 51 . Sunu 52 . Bendtner 53 . Szczęsny 54 . Watt * . Nordtveit * . Pedro
. Wenger



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