Denny Landzaat
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denny Domingues Landzaat | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Buitenveldert | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | MVV | 102 | (10) |
| 1999–2003 | Willem II | 139 | (38) |
| 2003–2006 | AZ | 79 | (22) |
| 2006–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 52 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Feyenoord | 38 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | FC Twente | 50 | (2) |
| 2014 | Willem II | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 461 | (82) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2008 | Netherlands | 38 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2009 (UTC) |
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Denny Domingues Landzaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛni ˈlɑntsaːt], born 6 May 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer who mostly played as a defensive midfielder.
Landzaat was born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is of Moluccan descent.
Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league game for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005–06 season, as they finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.
He joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic on 18 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2.5 million. He signed a three-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal for Wigan against Reading in a 2–3 loss on 30 January 2007. He followed this up with a thirty-yard strike at the Emirates Stadium in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal on 11 February 2007. On 18 August 2007 Landzaat converted a penalty against Sunderland to score his first home goal for Wigan at the JJB Stadium. He also scored the first goal in Wigan's 5–3 win over local rivals Blackburn Rovers.
On 25 January 2008 Landzaat returned to the Netherlands with Feyenoord, for a £1 million fee. He signed a three and a half-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord on his debut, in the 3–3 draw against Heracles Almelo on 24 February 2008.
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