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Maarten Stekelenburg
Maarten Stekelenburg
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Full name Maarten Stekelenburg
Date of birth 22 Sept 1982
Place of birth    Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
Height 6ft 5 1/2in (1.97m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Current player? No
Number(s) worn 1 (2013-2014)
Debut Sunderland (a) (17 Aug 2013)
Last Appearance Cardiff (a) (8 Mar 2014)
Joined from Roma, £5 million - 5 Jun 2013
Left for Everton, £850,000 - 1 Jul 2016
League apps (gls) 19 (0)
All apps (gls) 21 (0)
Other clubs Zandvoort '75 (youth)
VV Schoten (youth)
Ajax (1997-2011 & 2020-present)
Roma (2011-2013)
→ Monaco (loan) (2014-2015) (from Fulham)
→ Southampton (loan) (2015-2016) (from Fulham)
Everton (2016-2020)
International Netherlands (2004-2012)
Apps (gls) 54 (0)

Maarten Stekelenburg was a goalkeeper who was at Fulham from 2013 until 2016. An experienced Netherlands international, he was brought in from Roma in 2013 replacing Mark Schwarzer who had moved to London rivals Chelsea on a free transfer. He only played for the club during the 2013-14 season, in which the Whites were relegated - subsequently he spent two following seasons on loan to Monaco and Southampton before he was sold to Everton in summer 2016.

Career[]

Before Fulham[]

Stekelenburg began his career at Zandvoort '75 before joining VV Schoten, which he left for Ajax when he was just 15 years old. He made his debut for Ajax on 24 February 2002 in a game against NAC Breda and in 2004 he won the Eredivisie championship with Ajax, having played 10 matches that season. It was the 2005-06 season however, that Maarten became Ajax's first choice keeper and was to stay there for several season longer. Stekelenburg was named Ajax "Player of the Year" for the 2007–08 season, succeeding Wesley Sneijder. During the 2008–09 season, he lost his place in the goal to Kenneth Vermeer due to injuries. He re-established himself as the first-choice keeper under the then new manager Martin Jol, whom he would later play under again at Fulham, and subsequently had a very strong season for both Ajax and the Dutch national side. During the 2009–10 season Stekelenburg went on to have a consistent season, playing in all of Ajax's Eredivisie games and Europa League games, after they were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League in the group stages. Stekelenburg unfortunately sustained a finger injury which kept him out for the remainder of the season. He made a total of 51 appearances on the 2010-11 season in all competitions, and won Ajax Player of the Year for the second time. On 1 August 2011, it was announced that Stekelenburg had officially transferred to Roma for an estimated €6 million, making him the first Dutch footballer to ever play for the Italian club. He picked the no. 24 shirt, which is the day his son was born. He had two moderately successful years at Roma, before it became apparent he was on the verge of signing for Fulham in the January transfer window of 2013 - due to irregularities however, the transfer could not go through and Maarten remained a Roma player until the deal could be completed in the summer.

Fulham (2013-2016)[]

Maarten signed for Fulham on 5 June 2013 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £2 million. After enjoying pre-season with the club, he made his debut on the opening day of the 2013-14 season against Sunderland but unfortunately landed awkwardly on his shoulder whilst making a save which kept him out of contention until late October when he returned in a 4-1 victory away at Crystal Palace. His form was up and down and ultimately was second choice under Felix Magath, who preferred David Stockdale as his number one.

In 2014-15, he was loaned out to Monaco for the season after it was rumoured he had no interest in playing in the Championship with Fulham. He was second favourite at Monaco and spent his time on the bench, making just one league appearance. After returning, in June 2015 he was loaned out to Premier League side Southampton on another season-long loan for 2015-16.

After Fulham[]

It was announced in the summer of 2016 that Maarten was sold to Everton for a fee thought to be in the region of £850,000.

Fulham Matches[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1 2013-14 17 Aug 2013 PREM Sunderland Away Won 1-0 Clean Sheet, Substituted off in the 76'
2 2013-14 21 Oct 2013 PREM Crystal Palace Away Won 4-1
3 2013-14 26 Oct 2013 PREM Southampton Away Lost 0-2
4 2013-14 29 Oct 2013 LC Leicester Away Lost 3-4
5 2013-14 2 Nov 2013 PREM Man Utd Home Lost 1-3
6 2013-14 9 Nov 2013 PREM Liverpool Away Lost 0-4
7 2013-14 23 Nov 2013 PREM Swansea Home Lost 1-2
8 2013-14 30 Nov 2013 PREM West Ham Away Lost 0-3
9 2013-14 4 Dec 2013 PREM Tottenham Home Lost 1-2
10 2013-14 8 Dec 2013 PREM Aston Villa Home Won 2-0 Clean Sheet
11 2013-14 14 Dec 2013 PREM Everton Away Lost 1-4
12 2013-14 21 Dec 2013 PREM Man City Home Lost 2-4
13 2013-14 14 Jan 2014 FAC Norwich Home Won 3-0 Clean Sheet
14 2013-14 18 Jan 2014 PREM Arsenal Away Lost 0-2
15 2013-14 28 Jan 2014 PREM Swansea Away Lost 0-2
16 2013-14 1 Feb 2014 PREM Southampton Home Lost 0-3
17 2013-14 9 Feb 2014 PREM Man Utd Away Drew 2-2
18 2013-14 12 Feb 2014 PREM Liverpool Home Lost 2-3 Substituted off in the 76'
19 2013-14 22 Feb 2014 PREM West Brom Away Drew 1-1
20 2013-14 1 Mar 2014 PREM Chelsea Home Lost 1-3
21 2013-14 8 Mar 2014 PREM Cardiff Away Lost 1-3

External links and references[]

Fulham FC
2013-14 squad
1. Stekelenburg 3. Riise 4. Senderos / Heitinga 5. Hangeland 6. Kvist 7. Sidwell 8. Kasami 9. Berbatov / Diarra 10. Ruiz / Holtby 11. Kačaniklić 13. Stockdale 14. Karagounis 15. Richardson 16. Duff 17. Briggs 18. Hughes / Mitroglou 19. Taarabt / Tunnicliffe 20. Rodallega 21. Frei / Cole 22. Zverotić 23. Boateng 24. Dejagah 25. Woodrow 26. Roberts 27. Riether 28. Parker 29. Trotta 30. David 32. Dempsey 33. Burn 34. Plumain 35. Amorebieta 36. Mesca 37. Christensen 38. Etheridge 39. Bent 40. Bettinelli 41. Joronen 42. Banya 43. Tanković 44. Grimmer 45. Dembélé 46. Passley 47. Rodák 48. Norman 49. Pritchard 52. G Williams
Manager
Flag of Netherlands Martin Jol / Flag of Netherlands René Meulensteen / Flag of Germany Felix Magath
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