Robin van Persie
Appearance
Van Persie with Fenerbahçe in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Robin van Persie[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 August 1983|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1999 | Excelsior | |||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Feyenoord | 61 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Arsenal | 194 | (96) | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Manchester United | 86 | (48) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Fenerbahçe | 57 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Feyenoord | 37 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 435 | (204) | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2001 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2017 | Netherlands | 102 | (50) | |||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Feyenoord (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Feyenoord U16 (co-head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Feyenoord U18/U19 (co-head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪɱ vɑm ˈpɛrsi] ( listen); born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He moved from Arsenal F.C. to Manchester United in the summer of 2012 and later, he moved to Turkish club Fenerbahce SK in the summer of 2015. He played for the Netherlands national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Feyenoord | 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Eredivisie | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 15 | |||
2003–04 | Eredivisie | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
Total | 61 | 14 | 5 | 7 | — | 12 | 0 | — | 78 | 21 | ||||
Arsenal | 2004–05 | Premier League | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 10 |
2005–06 | Premier League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7[b] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 11 | |
2006–07 | Premier League | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | — | 31 | 13 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | — | 23 | 9 | ||
2008–09 | Premier League | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10[b] | 5 | — | 44 | 20 | ||
2009–10 | Premier League | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 20 | 10 | ||
2010–11 | Premier League | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[b] | 2 | — | 33 | 22 | ||
2011–12 | Premier League | 38 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 5 | — | 48 | 37 | ||
Total | 194 | 96 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 278 | 132 | ||
Manchester United[5] | 2012–13 | Premier League | 38 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 3 | — | 48 | 30 | |
2013–14 | Premier League | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 4 | 1[d] | 2 | 28 | 18 | |
2014–15 | Premier League | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
Total | 86 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 58 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 31 | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | 12[e] | 1 | — | 48 | 22 | ||
2016–17 | Süper Lig | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 7[f] | 1 | — | 35 | 14 | |||
2017–18 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | — | 87 | 36 | |||
Feyenoord | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 31 | 18 | ||
Total | 37 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 25 | |||
Career total | 435 | 204 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 99 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 593 | 272 |
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
[change | change source]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2005 | 7 | 1 |
2006 | 12 | 6 | |
2007 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | 10 | 5 | |
2009 | 8 | 2 | |
2010 | 11 | 5 | |
2011 | 9 | 6 | |
2012 | 10 | 6 | |
2013 | 10 | 10 | |
2014 | 15 | 8 | |
2015 | 5 | 1 | |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 102 | 50 |
Honours
[change | change source]Feyenoord
Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2004–05[10]
- FA Community Shield: 2004[11]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06[12]
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2010–11[13]
Manchester United
- Premier League: 2012–13[14]
- FA Community Shield: 2013[15]
Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Cup runner-up: 2015–16[16]
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010; third place: 2014[17]
Individual
- Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2001–02[18]
- KNVB Best Young Talent Award: 2001–02[19]
- Premier League Player of the Month: November 2005, October 2009, October 2011, December 2012, April 2013[14]
- BBC Goal of the Month: September 2006, December 2008, December 2011, August 2012, April 2013
- Most assists in the Premier League: 2008–09 (shared)[20]
- Premier League Golden Boot Landmark Award: 2011–12 (10 goals),[21] 2011–12 (20 goals),[22] 2011–12 (30 goals)[23]
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2011–12, 2012–13[14]
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2011–12[24]
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2012[25]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 Premier League,[26] 2012–13 Premier League[27]
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2011–12[28]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2011–12[29]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 2008–09,[30] 2011–12[31]
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2012–13[32]
- BBC Goal of the Season: 2012–13[33]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI shortlist: 2011, 2012, 2013[34]
- FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2013[35]
- Premier League 100 Club's Greatest Goal Award[36]
- Netherlands all-time top goalscorer: 50 goals[37]
- Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2012–13 (vs. Aston Villa, 22 April 2013)[38][39]
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Top scorer (11 goals)[40]
- FIFA Puskás Award[41] (3rd place) 2014
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: August 2018[42]
Records
[change | change source]Arsenal
[change | change source]- Most goals in a 38-game league season: 30 goals (in the Premier League, 2011–12)
- Most goals in a calendar year (35), 2011–12[43]
- Most goals scored at the Emirates Stadium: (64)
Manchester United
[change | change source]- Only player to score two 90th-minute winning goals in the Premier League (shared with two players) 2012–13
- The third-fewest matches needed for a player to reach 15 goals (21 matches, behind only Ruud van Nistelrooy (19 matches), Dwight Yorke (20 matches)
Feyenoord
[change | change source]- The oldest player in Eredivisie history with two goals in a Klassieker (35 years, 174 days).[44]
Premier League
[change | change source]- Most Premier League goals scored from the turn of the year to the end of the season (18) 2010/11 (shared with Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo)
- Number of teams scored against in a season: 17, joint record:
- 20-team league:[45]
- Ian Wright (Arsenal, 1996–97)
- Robin van Persie (Arsenal, 2011–12)
- Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 2017–18)
- 20-team league:[45]
- Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 9, Robin van Persie (for Arsenal, 1 January 2011 to 22 May 2011)[46]
- Highest goal-scoring Dutch player in Premier League (144 goals)[47]
International
[change | change source]- 2014 FIFA World Cup – Only player since 1966 to score with his left foot, right foot, and head, as well as scoring from a free kick and a penalty kick.
- Netherlands male national team all-time top scorer (50)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Robin van Persie". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ↑ "Robin van Persie". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 25 September 2004.
- ↑ "R. van Persie: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "Robin Van Persie". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Football player: Robin van Persie". EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ↑ "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Robin van Persie - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "PSV vs. Feyenoord - 4 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ↑ Lawrence, Amy (22 May 2005). "Vieira holds his nerve to claim historic penalty prize for Arsenal". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ "Reyes lights up Shield". The Football Association. 8 August 2004. Archived from the original on 17 August 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Robin van Persie: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ Rostance, Tom (11 August 2013). "Man Utd 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce - 26 May 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Brazil 0–3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Dutch master fits the Manchester United picture". Manchestereveningnews. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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- ↑ "Van Persie is Barclays Player of the Month". Arsenal F.C. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ "Van Persie first to reach 20 goals". Premier League. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Robin Van Persie Biography, Personal life, Honors & wallpapers". Footballwood. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ O'Rourke, Pete (22 April 2012). "Van Persie takes PFA prize". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie wins PFA fans' player of the year". The Independent. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ "Arsenal's Robin van Persie named FWA Footballer of the Year". BBC. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ "Eén landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen" (in Dutch). ElfVoetbal.nl. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ "Arsenal FC Player of the Year Award Winners". MFF. 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ↑ "2011/12 Player Review: Robin van Persie". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ Tuck, James; Marshall, Adam (15 May 2013). "Van Persie wins fans' award". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "BBC Goal of the Season from 1970–71 to Present". My Football Facts. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro World Players' Union. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "FifPro announces reserve Teams of the Year - but Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben won't be laughing while Iker Casillas is somehow named the second best goalkeeper of 2013". The Independent. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ "Van Persie awarded 100 Club's Greatest Goal". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "Historie". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ Carney, Sam (5 June 2022). "Every winner of the Man Utd Goal of the Season award". Manchester United. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Thompson, Gemma (15 May 2013). "Robin scoops goal prize". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Chambers, Miles. "Van Persie breaks Netherlands goal record - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ Sunderland, Tom. "FIFA Puskas Award 2014: Voting Results and Reaction for James Rodriguez's Goal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "Robin van Persie receives first Eredivisie Player of the Month trophy | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ↑ "PREMIER LEAGUE: van Persie breaks Henry record as Arsenal edge QPR - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "Feyenoord's spirit decisive in 6-2 Klassieker victory – Van Persie - AOL". www.AOL.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ↑ "Salah 'proud' to set new Premier League mark". Premier League. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Numbers game". Sky Sports. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ↑ "The 6 Highest Scoring Dutch Players in Premier League History". 90min.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
Categories:
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- Living people
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Dutch footballers
- Association football forwards
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Feyenoord players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- UEFA Cup winning players
- Eredivisie players
- Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- First Division/Premier League top scorers
- Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Netherlands at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- UEFA Euro 2012 players
- Netherlands at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Feyenoord non-playing staff