Rodney Sneijder
Sneijder in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rodney Sneijder | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dundee United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 199?–1999 | D.O.S. Utrecht | ||
| 1999–2011 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Almere City | 26 | (0) |
| 2015 | Dundee United | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Jong FC Utrecht | 12 | (0) |
| 2017- | Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U-17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Rodney Sneijder (born 31 March 1991) is a Dutch association football midfielder. He previously played for AFC Ajax, RKC Waalwijk, Almere City in the Netherlands and for Scottish side Dundee United. He is the brother of Galatasaray's midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Jeffrey Sneijder.
Born in Utrecht, Rodney Sneijder joined the De Toekomst youth set up at Ajax in 2000 after scoring four goals in a 7–1 win over an Ajax junior side for youth team, DOS Elinkwijk.
In May 2008, it was reported that Wesley Sneijder had prevented his younger brother from a summer transfer to his club at the time, Real Madrid. Wesley Sneijder said, "Real Madrid wanted him and Rodney was very happy about that. But when I heard, I stopped the discussions. I am not in favour of juniors increasingly going to top clubs. I've told him that he first must make a break through at Ajax."
He was elevated to the senior squad at 19 years of age in January 2011 and a month later signed a professional contract with the club to extend his stay at Ajax until at least 2013. Sneijder was included in the club's first team when he appeared as an unused substitute in the Johan Cruijff Schaal, in a 2-1 loss against Twente.
Sneijder had several clubs interested in him during the 2011 summer transfer window but chose to sign for FC Utrecht on a season long loan. Upon joining the club, he was given the number 21 shirt.
He made his league debut on 27 August 2011, scoring in a 3–1 victory over Roda JC. For his debut performance, Sneijder was named in the Team of the Week. Sneijder's playing time at Utrecht led him to continue to play for the club. He scored his second goal for Utrecht in a 3–0 defeat of RKC Waalwijk on 1 October, opening the scoring in the 16th minute with a free kick. Once again, Sneijder was named in the Team of the Week/ Sneijder's third goal for the club came soon after, a 30-yard shot on 22 October against Heerenveen, but the goal proved only to be a consolation as Utrecht lost 4-1. Sneijder started in a match against his parent club, Ajax, in a 6-4 win on 6 November 2011. In the second meeting against Ajax on 5 February 2012, which Utrecht won 2-0, Sneijder was subjected to abuse from Ajax supporters. He made his 20th and last Eredivisie appearance for Utrecht in the final game of the season, another 3–1 victory over Roda JC, when he was substituted in the 85th minute for Gevero Markiet.
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