STRIKERS
Previous Clubs: Barcelona
'Gabri' is a Spanish footballer that can play in midfield or at
right-back. Having spent the majority of his career at Barcelona
he joined Ajax on a free transfer on June 6, 2006 and won his
first trophy, the Johan Cruyff Shield, in a 3-1 win over PSV
Eindhoven. He grew into one of the best players in the
Eredivisie during the 2006/07 season.
Name: Laurent Delorge
Date of Birth: 21.07.1979
Place of Birth: Leuven, Belgium
Previous Clubs: SK Lierse, RSC Anderlecht, ADO Den Haag
Delorge has been a regular in the Belgium squad for many
years and his attacking style at left-back or in midfield has
often seen him compared to Brazil legend Roberto Carlos.
Having played for SK Lierse and RSC Anderlecht, he was to
move to Den Haag in July 2006 but then secured a dream
two-year deal with Ajax in May 2007.
Klass Jan Huntelaar
Manucharyan
Name: Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Date of Birth: 12.08.1983
Place of Birth: Drempt, Holland
Previous Clubs: PSV, SC Heerenveen
Huntelaar is one of Holland's rising stars and he is already
being compared to Dutch legend Marco van Basten due to his
skill and goalscoring ability. Prolific at under-21 level for his
country, 18 goals from 22 games, he is now being groomed
for the senior team. His pace, control and vision look set to
make him one of the Europe's top strikers.
Name: Nicolae Mitea
Date of Birth: 24.03.1985
Place of Birth: Bucharest, Romania
Previous Clubs: Dinamo Bucharest
Mitea is a quick, skilful forward that can cause defences a lot of
problems. Predominant^ left-side, the Romanian youngster signed
for Ajax at the start of the 2003/04 season and will be hoping that,
with Kenneth Perez, Ryan Babel and Tom de Mul moving on, he
can become a regular in Henk Ten Cate's team in 2007/08.
Name: Edgar Manucharyan
Date of Birth: 19.01.1987
Place of Birth:Yerevan, Armenia
Previous Clubs: FC Pyunik
Manucharyan joined Ajax at the start of the 2005/06 and is
considered to be the best talents the Armenian national team
has ever had. The 20-year-old striker has recently signed a
deal which will keep him at the club until June 2011 and his
skill and speed have made him a popular player at the
Amsterdam Arena.
