Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as the central attacking midfielder in the Qatari club Al-Garafa and the national team of the Netherlands. He has previously performed at such star clubs as Ajax, Real Madrid, Internationale, Galatasaray and Nice. In almost every team, he played a leading role in the midfield, through him, as a rule, all attacks begin. W. Sneijder is a finalist of the 2010 World Cup, in the same year he claimed to receive the Golden Ball.
Biography
Wesley Sneijder was born on June 9, 1984 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. My father was a professional football player, in his footsteps went all his three sons: Jeffrey, Roldney and Wesley. In 1992, the latter was enrolled in the famous youth football academy Ajax.
Early career for Ajax
Sneijder owes his debut in big football to mentoring Danny Blind, who was one of the Ajax coaches. In 2002, he advised head coach Ronald Kuman to play the main squad of the talented Wesley Sneijder guy. First, an 18-year-old midfielder was released for the Cup of the country, and then included in the main team for the game of the championship of the Netherlands on February 2, 2003 against Willem II. A month later, Wesley scored his debut goal for Ajax, and on April 30, 2003 held the first match in the Dutch national team.
In the 2003/04 season, a nineteen-year-old midfielder became the undisputed player of the main squad, while he was recognized as the most promising player in the Netherlands. As a result of the season, Ajax wins the national championship, and Wesley Sneijder is taken as part of the Orange team for the 2004 European Championship.
Career for Real Madrid
In the summer transfer period of 2007, Sneijder goes to the “royal” club for 28 million euros. In the debut season in La Liga, the Dutch midfielder scores nine goals and becomes the subject of discussion for the entire football world. As part of Real Madrid, he became one of the leaders through whom the entire game is built. The head coach of the “creamy” Bernd Schuster was able to build an impeccable scheme, which led to the championship in Example in 2008. In the same year, Wesley Sneijder won the Spanish Super Cup.
Career for the Internationale
On March 27, 2009, the Dutch midfielder was bought by Italian Inter for 15 million euros. As part of the "snake" he received a T-shirt with the 10th number and the very next day he made his debut in Serie A.
On October 28, 2010, Wesley Sneijder signed a five-year contract extension, linking himself to the club until 2015, but three years later, Turkish Galatasaray bought out a midfielder contract.
In total, he played four seasons for Inter, during which he became the champion of Italy, two-time winner of the Italian Cup, winner of the Italian Super Cup, winner of the Champions League and Club World Cup. In the Intercity T-shirt he played 76 matches and scored 13 goals.
Career for Turkish Galatasaray
In January 2013, Wesley Sneijder moved to Galatasaray. The contract was signed for three and a half years, the transfer value of the midfielder amounted to 7.5 million euros. For the Dutch soccer player, they offered a record amount of wages - five and a half million euros per year. The football community was a little shocked by Wesley's choice, because he received offers from European giants, among which Liverpool showed great initiative. The footballer explained his choice by the fact that he is a champion, and in a Turkish club he sees more chances to become a champion.
In the first season, Sneijder scored 12 goals in 28 meetings for the new team. The Dutch midfielder immediately turned the vector of the game in the team - “Galatasaray” began to play more harmoniously and more productively. Over five seasons in Turkish Galatasaray midfielder, Wesley Sneijder became the two-time Turkish champion, three-time winner of the Turkish Cup and two-time winner of the Turkish Super Cup. In total for the “yellow-red” he spent 124 matches and recorded 35 goals in his statistics.
Going to the French League 1
In August 2017, Wesley joined Nice by signing a one-year contract. The Dutchman’s career in France was unremarkable - he spent only five official matches, and six months later the contract was terminated by agreement of the parties.
Where is football player Wesley Sneijder now?
In January 2018, Sneijder received an advantageous offer from the Qatari club Al-Garaf, where he subsequently moved. Here he signed a contract as a free agent, and will play until the summer of 2019.