Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn vɑn ˈpɛrsi] ( listen); born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord.[3] Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011.[4] His playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Dutch legend Marco van Basten.[5][6]
The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps,[7] but he instead preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad. He made his breakthrough at another hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup.[8] He was named the Dutch Football Talent of the Year for the 2001–02 season. Disagreements with manager Bert van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for £2.75 million in 2004 as a long-term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp.[9][10] He won the FA Community Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club and went on to win the 2006 Rotterdam Sportsman of the year award.[11] Van Persie has been named Premier League Player of the Month three times.[12] Van Persie topped the goal assists leader board with 11 assists in the 2008–09 Premier League.[13]
Van Persie was a Dutch youth international, having represented the Netherlands under-17, under-19 and under-21 sides. He made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania. One month later, he netted his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Finland. Van Persie has 70 caps so far and has scored 30 goals for the Netherlands.[14][15] He represented his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2012.
Club career
Feyenoord
Van Persie joined Dutch side SBV Excelsior's youth squad at the age of 14 years, but left at the age of 15, due to the relationship with the coach and his mother, and thus signed for Feyenoord.[16] He was quickly promoted into the first team due to injury problems among the squad, and made his debut for the club at 17, which was the first of 15 total starts. He received the KNVB Best Young Talent award at the end of the 2001–02 season. He signed a professional three-and-a-half year contract with Feyenoord in the following season, and scored five goals in a 6–1 Amstel Cup thrashing of AGOVV Apeldoorn on 6 February 2003. However, clashes with his manager Bert van Marwijk saw Van Persie demoted to the reserve squad, and an irate van Marwijk told reporters, "His behaviour made it impossible for him to remain in the squad any longer so he will join the reserve side for the time being."[17] During a match featuring the Feyenoord and Ajax reserves, he was one of several Feyenoord players assaulted by hooligans who had invaded the pitch.[16] Van Persie's rift with van Marwijk continued when he was sent home on the eve of the 2002 UEFA Super Cup final against Real Madrid after the coach was displeased with Van Persie's body language after being asked to warm up for a Champions League qualifier.[18] Van Persie finished his tumultuous debut season on the first team, making a total of 28 appearances and scoring eight goals, in addition to finishing runner-up in the KNVB Cup.
Manchester United
"I always listen to the little boy inside of me in these situations – when you have to make the harder decisions in life. What does he want? That boy was screaming for Man United.
"From my side, and Arsenal as well, there are no hard feelings. There were certain elements which were vital to me that we had a different view. That is life. Nobody is angry at me and I'm not angry at them."[75]
Robin van Persie, in regards to his transfer to Manchester United
On 15 August 2012, Arsenal announced they had agreed terms with Manchester United for his transfer, but Van Persie had yet to agree personal terms with the club.[76] On 17 August, Van Persie transferred to Manchester United for an initial £24 million, signing a four-year contract.[77] He made his debut on 20 August, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Danny Welbeck in a 1–0 loss to Everton.[78] Five days later, with his first shot for the club,[79] he scored his first Manchester United goal, United's first in a 3–2 victory over Fulham.[80] On 2 September 2012, he scored his first hat-trick for United in another 3–2 victory over Southampton, helping pull United back from a 2–1 deficit; his third goal was his 100th in the Premier League.[81] Van Persie netted a late penalty on 23 September to give United a 2-1 away win at Anfield against Liverpool. Van Persie opened his European account with the club, scoring a brace in the 2–1 away win against CFR Cluj, with both goals assisted by Wayne Rooney.
International career
Van Persie (right) and Ruud van Nistelrooy training with the Netherlands
Van Persie was a U-21 international and took part in the 2004 and 2006 European Championship qualifying. Van Persie was used in a wider role as a left wing due to the preference of the experienced Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in the striker role.[82] The Jong Oranje failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and Van Persie did not participate in the latter as he was already in the senior squad for the FIFA World Cup. He earned his first caps for the Netherlands in less than the span of a week, first in a 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Romania on 4 June 2005,[83][84] and in another qualifier four days later against Finland, which saw him pick up his first international goal in a 4–0 victory.[85]
2006 FIFA World Cup
Despite not being a regular starter for Arsenal, Van Persie was part of coach Marco van Basten's roster for the 2006 World Cup finals. He played in all four of the Netherlands' matches and scored his only goal in the group stage against Côte d'Ivoire via a free kick as Oranje were eliminated in the Round of 16.[86][87]
UEFA Euro 2008
Van Persie scored a team-best four UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying goals,[88][89] and was deployed as a winger behind lone striker Ruud van Nistelrooy during the tournament after van Basten decided to change to a 4–2–3–1 formation. As Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart were preferred in the midfield, Van Persie was left to battle with Arjen Robben for the remaining spot on the wing. On 13 June, he scored as a 55th-minute substitute in a 4–1 Group C victory over 2006 World Cup finalists France, and started the next match against Romania, scoring off a pass from Demy de Zeeuw with an excellent volley into the back of the net. He finished with two goals as the Netherlands finished atop their group but again suffered a first knock-out round, second stage elimination.
Post-Euro 2008
Van Persie scored in the friendlies played against Russia and Sweden, and also scored a header in a World Cup qualifying match against Scotland, which stirred debate whether he should be taking corners or receiving them. He was injured during that match and was substituted early in the second-half.
2010 FIFA World Cup
Van Persie (right) with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Van Persie was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[90] On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that he was in the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.[91] Van Persie was in the starting line-up for their first match in the competition, a 2–0 victory over Denmark.[92] On 24 June, he scored the first goal against Cameroon in a 2–1 win to ensure that the Netherlands finished as group winners, and was officially named the man of the match.[93] He started every match for the Oranje, though he did not increase his goal tally following the match. However The Oranje reached the 2010 World Cup Final, in which he was on the losing side due to Andrés Iniesta's extra time goal.
UEFA Euro 2012
On 2 September 2011, Van Persie scored four goals in a record breaking 11–0 victory over San Marino. He entered the Dutch national team top 10 all-time topscorer ranking with a tally of 25 goals, dislodging Marco van Basten in the process.[94] Van Persie had not scored four goals in a single match for a long while.[95]
On 13 June 2012, Van Persie scored the Dutch goal in a 2–1 loss to Germany in the European Championship group stage. Having missed two earlier chances, Van Persie picked up the ball near the halfway line, turned and ran at the German defence, before firing into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area.[96]
Personal life
Van Persie was born in a multi-ethnic area of Rotterdam to an artistic family. José Ras, his mother, is a painter and jewellery designer who also teaches special needs children.[97] Bob, his father, is a sculptor. After Van Persie's parents divorced he was brought up by his father. At school, Van Persie was one of the most misbehaved children and was excluded from class almost daily.[97] After joining Arsenal in England, Van Persie settled in Hampstead, an affluent suburb of north London. Van Persie is married to Bouchra and the couple has two children: a son named Shaqueel and daughter Dina.
In June 2005, while in Rotterdam with the Dutch national team for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Van Persie was arrested on suspicion of rape by Dutch police.[98] Sandra Krijgsman, a former Miss Nigeria Holland winner, claimed that she was attacked by Van Persie in a hotel.[99] He was held for fourteen nights in prison while the police investigated the allegations made against him[100] but was then released without charge, though he was still under suspicion.[101] In February 2006, the case against Van Persie was dismissed by the Dutch Public Prosecution Service after they completed their investigations stating that no sexual contact with coercion happened, with Van Persie's accuser later admitting she had made up the story to gain publicity.[102][103] Van Persie admitted being unfaithful by having sex with Krijgsman, but he was forgiven by his wife, Bouchra Elbali.[104] Van Persie spoke of his ordeal several months later, saying how degrading the experience was and how he was treated like a criminal despite his innocence. He revealed that conditions in the prison were so hot that they caused him to lose consciousness. It also emerged that more than 200 Rotterdam police officers had attempted to view his case files, with the vast majority of them unauthorised to do so.[7][105]
Van Persie is a Twitter user.[106][107] He is a table tennis fan and challenges everyone who visits his house.[108]
Style of play
Van Persie started his senior club career as a left winger and possessed exceptional dribbling skills and was also a talented striker of the ball. He was bought by Arsenal as a long term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp. Manager Arsène Wenger planned to convert Van Persie from a left winger to a centre forward as he had successfully done with star player Thierry Henry. He was at first mostly deployed as a second striker in League Cup and FA Cup matches. Due to the retirement of Bergkamp and departure of Fredrik Ljungberg, Van Persie was given a starting role to play alongside Henry as a second striker. Van Persie impressed in this position, having many assists and goals to his name. Van Persie is described by Wenger as Bergkamp with goals. Van Persie is highly regarded for his dribbling and shooting technique, but has become prone to injury.[21][109][110][111][112][113] Van Persie has become a pivotal figure for club and country and this was recognized when he was named Arsenal Player of The Season for the 2008–09 season.[114][115][116] Van Persie's 50th Premier League strike made him only the fourth Dutchman to reach 50 goals in England's top division, along with Dennis Bergkamp, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.[51]
The departure of Emmanuel Adebayor and Henry meant the Dutchman was now the main striker in Wenger's 4–3–3 system, though Van Persie often drops in the midfield to use his vision and passing skills to create chances for other attacking players in the midfield such as Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott. Van Persie topped the goal assists leader board with 11 assists in the 2008–09 Premier League season.[117] Van Persie is also a set piece specialist and a vast number of his assists come from both corners and freekicks. He is also a proven direct freekick taker scoring regularly for his club and country.[118][119]
Career statistics
Club
As of 2 October 2012Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2001–02 10 0 0 0 – 7 0 – 17 0
2002–03 23 9 3 7 – 2 0 – 28 16
2003–04 28 6 2 0 – 3 0 – 33 6
Total 61 15 5 7 – 12 0 – 78 22
Arsenal 2004–05 26 5 5 3 3 1 6 1 1 0 41 10
2005–06 24 5 2 0 4 4 7 2 1 0 38 11
2006–07 22 11 1 0 0 0 8 2 – 31 13
2007–08 15 7 0 0 1 0 7 2 – 23 9
2008–09 28 11 6 4 0 0 10 5 – 44 20
2009–10 16 9 0 0 0 0 3 1 – 19 10
2010–11 25 18 2 1 3 1 3 2 – 33 22
2011–12 38 30 2 2 0 0 8 5 – 48 37
Total 194 96 18 10 11 6 52 20 2 0 277 132
Manchester United 2012–13 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 – 9 7
Total 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 – 9 7
Career total 262 116 23 17 11 6 66 22 2 0 364 161
National team statistics
Statistics accurate as of 7 September 2012Netherlands national team
Year Apps Goals
2005 6 1
2006 11 6
2007 4 0
2008 10 5
2009 10 2
2010 11 5
2011 9 6
2012 9 5
Total 70 30
International goals[show]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Honours
Club
With the Netherlands, Van Persie reached the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Feyenoord
UEFA Cup (1): 2001–02
Arsenal
FA Cup (1): 2004–05
FA Community Shield (1): 2004
Individual
KNVB Best Young Talent Award (1): 2000–01
Dutch Football Talent of the Year (1): 2001–02
Premier League Player of the Month (3): November 2005, October 2009, October 2011
Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year (1): 2006
BBC Sport Goal of the Month (3): September 2006, December 2008, December 2011
Euro 2008 Bronze Boot (1)
Arsenal Top Goalscorer (4): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
Arsenal Player of The Season (2): 2008–09, 2011–12
Arsenal Goal of the Season (2): February 2011 vs Barcelona, December 2011 vs Everton
Golden Boot Landmark Award 10[120]
Golden Boot Landmark Award 20[121]
Golden Boot Landmark Award 30
Premier League Golden Boot (1): 2011–12
PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 2011–12
PFA Fans' Player of the Year (1): 2011–12
PFA Premier League Team of the Year (1): 2011–12
FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 2011–12
ESM Team of the Year (1): 2011–12
Notes
^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield.
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