AFC AJAX
NAME - AGE - POSITION - BACKGROUND
Vurnon ANITA - 28
Date of birth 4/4/89
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-youth player at CVV
Willemstad, VV Maarssen, Ajax,
Signed 05.
Ismail AISSATI-11
Date of birth 16/8/88
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente
(loan). Signed 2008. Dutch U-21
International.
Kennedy BAKIRCIOGLU - 7
Date of birth 2/11/80
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Swedish
Ex-Assyriska Foreningen,
Hammarby IF, Iraklis, FC Twente.
Signed 07. Swedish U21/Senior
International.
Jurgen COLIN - 25
Date of birth 20/1/81
Position - Defender
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-PSV Eindhoven, KRC Genk
(loan), NAC Breda (loan), NAC
Breda, Norwich City. Signed 07.
Dario CVITANICH - 20
Date of birth 16/5/84
Position - Forward
Nationality - Croatian
Ex-Banfield(Argentina). Signed 08.
Laurent DELORGE - 27
Date of birth 21/7/79
Position - Midfield/full-back
Nationality - Belgian
Ex-AA Gent, Coventry City, Lierse
SK, RSC Anderlecht, ADO Den
Haag. Signed 07.
Mitchell DONALD - 29
Date of birth 10/12/88
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-youth player at FC Bijlmer,
Zeeburgia. Signed 07.
Urby EMANUELSON - 8
Date of birth 16/6/86
Position - Left-back/Left midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-Voorland SC, Ajax Youth.
Signed 2004. Dutch Senior Int.
GABRI (Gabriel Garcia de la
TORRE)- 18
Date of birth 10/2/79
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Spanish
Ex-FC Barcelona B, Barcelona.
Signed 06. Spanish International.
Dennis GENTENAAR - 30
Date of birth 30/9/75 - Nijmegen,
Netherlands
Position - Goalkeeper
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-NEC, Borussia Dortmund.
Signed 06.
Jan-Arie van der HEIJDEN - 24
Date of birth 3/3/88
Position - Midfield/defender
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-youth player with VV
Schoonhoven. Signed 07.
Klass-Jan HUNTELAAR - 9
Date of birth 12/8/83
Position - Forward
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-PSV Eindhoven, De
Graafschap, AGOVV, SC
Heerenveen. Signed 2006. Top
scorer last season. Dutch
U21/Senior International.
Siem de JONG-22
Date of birth 28/1/89
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-youth player with DZC '68, De
Graafschap, Jong Ajax. Signed
2007. Dutch U-19/U21
International.
LEONARDO (Leonardo Vitor
SANTIAGO) - 23
Date of birth 9/3/83
Position - Forward/Winger
Nationality - Brazilian
Ex-Feyenoord, NAC Breda.
Signed 07.
Rasmus LINDGREN - 6
Date of birth 29/11/84
Position - Midfield
Nationality— Swedish
Ex-Landskrona BolS. Signed 04.
FC Groningen (2005-2008),
re-signed 2008. Swedish
U21/Senior International.
Albert LUQUE-31
Date of birth 11/3/78
Position - Forward/Winger
Nationality - Spanish
Ex-Real Mallorca, Malaga (loan),
Deportivo La Coruna, Newcastle
United. Signed 2007. Spanish
International.
Javier MARTINA - 33
Date of birth 1/2/87
Position - Forward
Nationality - Brazilian
Signed 2006.
George OGARARU - 17
Date of birth 3/2/80
Position - Defender
Nationality - Romanian
Ex-Steaua Bucharest, CSM Resita
(loan), Otelul Galati (loan). Signed
2006. Romanian International.
Kenneth PEREZ - 21
Date of birth 29/8/74
Position - Midfield
Nationality - Danish
EX-AB, FC Copenhagen, MVV, AZ,
Ajax, PSV Eindhoven. Re-signed
08. Danish International.
Oleguer PRESAS - 3
Date of birth 2/2/80
Position -Right-back/C.Defender
Nationality - Spanish
Ex-Gramanet, FC Barcelona B, FC
j Barcelona. Signed 08.
Dennis ROMMEDAHL - 19
Date of birth 22/7/88
Position - Forward
Nationality-Denmark
Ex-Lyngby, PSV Eindhoven, RKC
Waalwijk (loan), Charlton. Signed
07. Danish International.
Jeffrey SARPONG - 26
Date of birth 3/8/88
Position - Midfield/winger
Nationality - Dutch
j Ex-youth player at FC Abcoude,
j Ajax. Signed 05.
Robbert SCHILDER - 37
Date of birth 18/4/86
Position - Defender/midfield
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-NFC, Amstelveen Heemrad.
Signed 2005. Loan at Heracles
Almelo (2006/07). Netherlands U21
International.
Bruno SILVA -2
Date of birth 29/3/80
j Position - Right-back
I Nationality - Uruguayan
Ex-Danubio, Rostov, Danubio,
Groningen. Signed 08. Uruguay
International.
Donovan SLIJNGARD -
Date of birth 28/8/87
Position - Left-back
Nationality - Dutch
Signed 06. On loan at FC
Groningen (06/07).
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Maarten STEKELENBURG - 1
Date of birth 22/9/82
Position - Goalkeeper
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-Zandvoort '75, VV Schoten.
Signed 2001. Netherlands Int.
Luis SUAREZ- 16
Date of birth 24/1/87
Position - Forward
Nationality - Uruguay
Ex-Nacional, FC Groningen. Signed
07. Uruguay Int.
Miralem SULEJMANI-10
Date of birth 5/12/88
Position - Forward/Winger
Nationality - Serbian
Ex-FK Partizan, SC Heerenveen.
Signed 2008. Serbian Int.
Thomas VERMALEN - 4
Date of birth 14/11/85
Position - Defender
Nationality - Belgian
Ex-Germinal Ekeren. Germinal
Beerschot. Singed 03. RKC
Waalwijk (loan) 2004/05. Belgian
U21/Senior Int.
Kenneth VERMEER-12
Date of birth 10/1/86
Position - Goalkeeper
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-Neerlandia SLTO Youth. Signed
05. Willem II Tilburg (loan) 2007/08.
Dutch U21 Int.
Gregory van der WIEL - 15
Date of birth 3/2/88
Position - Defender
Nationality - Dutch
Ex-youth player with DCG, Ajax,
HFC Haarlem. Signed 07.
Jan VERTONGHEN - 5
Date of birth 24/4/87
Position - Defender/Midfield
Nationality - Belgian
EX-VK Tielrode, Germinal Beerchot.
Signed 2006. RKC Waalwijk (loan)
2006/07. Belgian Senior Int.
HOW AJAX FINISHED 2007/08
P
W
D
L
Pts
F
A
PSV
34
23
6
5
75
75
25
Ajax
34
23
6
5
75
84
35
AZ
34
21
9
4
72
83
31
FC Twente
34
19
9
6
66
67
37
Heerenveen
34
16
7
11
55
60
43
Roda JC
34
15
9
10
54
47
36
Feyenoord
34
15
8
11
53
56
66
FC Groningen
34
15
6
13
51
54
54
FC Utrecht
34
13
9
12
48
41
44
NEC
34
12
8
14
44
36
44
NAC Breda
34
12
7
15
43
43
54
Vitesse
34
10
8
16
38
50
55
Sparta
34
10
7
17
37
40
66
Heracles
34
7
11
16
32
32
64
Willem II
34
8
7
19
31
31
64
Excelsior
34
8
6
20
30
43
65
RKC Waalv/ijk
34
6
9
19
27
33
60
ADO Den Haag
34
3
8
23
17
40
72
