Maarten Stekelenburg

Maarten Stekelenburg

Stekelenburg with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Maarten Stekelenburg[1]
Date of birth	(1982-09-22) 22 September 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Zandvoort '75
	VV Schoten
1997–2002	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2011	Ajax	191	(0)
2011–2013	Roma	48	(0)
2013–2016	Fulham	19	(0)
2014–2015	→ Monaco (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Southampton (loan)	17	(0)
2016–2020	Everton	19	(0)
2020–2023	Ajax	19	(0)
Total		314	(0)
International career
2002–2003	Netherlands U21	4	(0)
2004–2021	Netherlands	63	(0)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Men's football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2010 South Africa Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maarten Stekelenburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrtə(n) ˈsteːkələ(m)ˌbʏr(ə)x]; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours, including two Eredivisie titles. He went on to play for Roma, Fulham, Monaco, Southampton and Everton. He returned to Ajax after the expiry of his contract at Everton following the 2019–20 Premier League season.

Stekelenburg made his debut for the Netherlands national team in 2004, and earned 63 caps in total. He was understudy to Edwin van der Sar at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, then was first choice as he helped his nation to the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, also playing at Euro 2012 and Euro 2020.