Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer, born on 11 February 1983 in Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands. Van der Vaart plays as an attacking midfielder. Van der Vaart has scored 196 goals in 647 games for club and country and has won 8 trophies, including 3 league titles.

Van der Vaart's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions538171
Netherlands10925
Total647196

Goals per game: 0.30.

Van der Vaart's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 8
  • League titles: 3
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Other international club trophies: 2
  • Individual awards: 11

Ajax

  • Eredivisie: 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)
  • KNVB Cup: 1 (2001–02)
  • Johan Cruyff Shield: 1 (2002)

Hamburger SV

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2 (2005, 2007)

Real Madrid

  • Supercopa de España: 1 (2008)

FC Midtjylland

  • Danish Superliga: 1 (2017–18)

Individual

  • Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 1 (1999–2000)
  • Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 1 (2000–01)
  • Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 1 (2001–02)
  • Amsterdam Talent of the Year: 1 (2000)
  • Amsterdam Sportsman of the year: 1 (2001)
  • Amsterdam Tournament Most Valuable Player: 1 (2001)
  • Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 1 (2001)
  • European Talent of the Year: 1 (2002)
  • Golden Boy: 1 (2003)
  • Bundesliga Player of the Month: 1 (2005)
  • Premier League Player of the Month: 1 (2010)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2000–2005: Ajax, 117 games, 52 goals
  2. 2005–2008: Hamburger SV, 74 games, 30 goals
  3. 2008–2010: Real Madrid, 58 games, 11 goals
  4. 2010–2012: Tottenham Hotspur, 63 games, 24 goals
  5. 2012–2015: Hamburger SV, 78 games, 16 goals
  6. 2015–2016: Betis, 7 games, 0 goals
  7. 2016–2018: Midtjylland, 17 games, 2 goals
  8. 2018: Esbjerg, 3 games, 0 goals

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