 Pienaar warming-up for Everton in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Jerome Pienaar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sharjah FC (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham Westbury | |||
| Westbury Arsenal | |||
| School of Excellence | |||
| Ajax Cape Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Ajax Cape Town | 24 | (6) |
| 2001–2006 | Ajax | 94 | (15) |
| 2006–2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Everton (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Everton | 76 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Everton (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2012–2016 | Everton | 71 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Sunderland | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bidvest Wits | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 361 | (41) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | South Africa U17[3] | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2012 | South Africa | 61 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | SV Robinhood (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2024 | Ajax (youth) | ||
| 2024– | Sharjah (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Jerome Pienaar (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈstivən ˈpinɑːr]; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current coach of the U14 team of Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.[4]
He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as a winger, but also played as an attacking midfielder. Pienaar played at club level in South Africa, the Netherlands, Germany, and England for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland and Bidvest Wits. Pienaar is currently serving as an international ambassador at former club Everton.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Steven Pienaar". Everton F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Soccer juniors leave Botswana reeling". iol.co.za. 27 November 1999. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Special | 'Steven Pienaar - Ajax and the eternal smile'". ajax.nl. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.