Wesley Sneijder (born 9 June 1984) is aDutch retiredfootball player. He played for clubs such asReal Madrid,Ajax,Inter Milan, andGalatasaray. He also played for theNetherlands national team, and he has been called one of the best midfielders of all time.[4] He played in the2010 FIFA World Cup Final, and was one of the top scorers ofthat tournament.
Sneijder became aRoman Catholic in 2010.[5]
Sneijder has two sons and two brothers:Jeffrey andRodney. His paternal grandmother wasGreek and was born inKavala.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Other2 | Total |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
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| Ajax | 2002–03 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 38 | 10 |
| 2002–03 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 9 |
| 2003–04 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 |
| Total | 126 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 180 | 58 |
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| Real Madrid | 2005–06 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| 2006–07 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Total | 52 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 11 |
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| Inter Milan | 2007–08 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | 41 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 76 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 22 |
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| Galatasaray | 2011–12 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 |
| 2013–14 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 14 |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Total | 124 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 46 |
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| Nice | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 |
| Al-Gharafa | 2017–18 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 17 | 11 |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 8 |
| Total | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 30 | 19 |
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| Career total | 405 | 117 | 50 | 15 | 104 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 575 | 156 |
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1 IncludesUEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa League andAFC Champions League matches.
2 IncludesJohan Cruijff Shield,Eredivisie playoffs,Supercopa de España,Supercoppa Italiana,TFF Süper Kupa,UEFA Super Cup andFIFA Club World Cup matches.
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| Netherlands national team |
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 14 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 3 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 134 | 31 |
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