Vurnon Anita
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vurnon San Benito Anita | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Willemstad, Curacao | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | CVV Willemstad | ||
| 1997–1999 | VV Maarssen | ||
| 1999–2005 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Ajax | 109 | (5) |
| 2012– | Newcastle United | 126 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Netherlands U17 | 28 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010– | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 4 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2016 |
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Vurnon San Benito Anita (born 4 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.
In his youth years on Curaçao, Anita started to play football at local team CVV Willemstad. After he and his family moved to the Netherlands in 1997 he started playing for amateur side VV Maarssen. Later he was scouted by Ajax and he joined their world-famous youth program in 1999.
As of the 2005–06 season he was promoted to the first team of Ajax and on 19 March 2006 he made his Eredivisie debut in a 3–2 away loss against FC Groningen. That year he also participated in the KNVB Cup semi-final against Roda JC. Ajax went on to win the KNVB Cup that year.
The following season he added another match to his Eredivisie total, bringing it to two appearances. He also made his European debut in the 3–0 away loss against Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup. In the 2007–08 season Anita did not play any matches for the first team, but in the 2008–09 he returned to the first team squad. He played a total of 16 matches, mainly as a replacement for injured or suspended team mates.
In the 2009–10 season Anita became a first team regular under new head coach Martin Jol. Because of a suspension of Urby Emanuelson and a long-time injury of Thimothée Atouba, Anita was posted as a left back. Jol was satisfied with his performance and continued to let him play as a left back for most of the season. He also played in the KNVB Cup final against Feyenoord and won his second KNVB Cup. His good performances also led to his debut at the Dutch national team. However, he was not selected for the squad for 2010 FIFA World Cup by coach Bert van Marwijk.
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