Dirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt with Feyenoord in 2015
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| Full name | Dirk Kuyt | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position |
Forward Winger Attacking midfielder |
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Current team
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Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1985–1998 | Quick Boys | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Utrecht | 160 | (51) | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 101 | (71) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Liverpool | 208 | (51) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Fenerbahçe | 95 | (26) | |||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Feyenoord | 61 | (28) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2014 | Netherlands | 104 | (24) | |||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2017. |
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Dirk Kuyt (Dutch: Dirk Kuijt; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪrk ˈkœyt]; born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Feyenoord. Originally starting his career as a striker, he has played much of his career as a winger, and has also been deployed as a wingback.
Kuyt began his professional career with Utrecht in 1998 and quickly became part of its first team. He spent five years at the club, and in his final season he won his first senior honour, the KNVB Cup, and was chosen as the season's Dutch Golden Shoe Winner. Following this, he left Utrecht in a €1 million transfer to Feyenoord. He became the club captain in 2005 and was a prolific goalscorer at the Rotterdam club; he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons, the top goalscorer in the 2004–05 Eredivisie season, and the 2005–06 Dutch Footballer of the Year. Kuyt missed only five games over seven seasons from 1999 until 2006 and appeared in 179 consecutive matches between 2001–06, striking up a fruitful partnership with fellow Feyenoord teammate Salomon Kalou.
He left Feyenoord after three years, having scored 71 league goals in 101 appearances, and joined Premier League side Liverpool for £10 million. He made his Premier League debut late in 2006 and became part of the first team squad. He scored in his first ever UEFA Champions League final with Liverpool against Milan.
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