Maarten Stekelenburg
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Stekelenburg with Ajax in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maarten Stekelenburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Zandvoort '75 | |||||||||||||||||
| VV Schoten | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Ajax | 191 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Roma | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Fulham | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Monaco (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Southampton (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Everton | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Ajax | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 314 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2021 | Netherlands | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Maarten Stekelenburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrtə(n) ˈsteːkələ(m)ˌbʏr(ə)x]; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours, including two Eredivisie titles. He went on to play for Roma, Fulham, Monaco, Southampton and Everton. He returned to Ajax after the expiry of his contract at Everton following the 2019–20 Premier League season.
Stekelenburg made his debut for the Netherlands national team in 2004, and earned 63 caps in total. He was understudy to Edwin van der Sar at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, then was first choice as he helped his nation to the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, also playing at Euro 2012 and Euro 2020.