Robin van Persie

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Born
1983 (42 years old)
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Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Manager

Status
Coaching

Ethnicity
White

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Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight
71 kg (157 lb)

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SEG

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Team
Feyenoord

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Dutch Eredivisie

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Robin van Persie (born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. He is the record goal scorer of all time for the Netherlands national team.

Van Persie made his senior debut for Feyenoord during the 2001–02 season, which culminated with victory in the 2002 UEFA Cup Final; he was also named as the Dutch Football Talent of the Year. After five years with Feyenoord, he fell out with manager Bert van Marwijk, and he joined English club Arsenal in 2004 for £2.75 million as a long-term replacement for compatriot Dennis Bergkamp. At Arsenal, Van Persie won the 2004 FA Community Shield and the 2004–05 FA Cup. He scored a club record of 35 goals in 2011 and was club captain for the 2011–12 season, prior to joining rivals Manchester United in July 2012. In his first season, he won the 2012–13 Premier League and finished as the league's top scorer with 26 goals, winning his second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot award.

After two injury-hit seasons followed, Van Persie fell out of favour at Manchester United and he was allowed to leave for Fenerbahçe in July 2015. During his spell in Turkey, Van Persie featured regularly in his first season, but saw limitations in playing time in the following two campaigns after suffering with injuries, with both club and player agreeing to a buyout in January 2018, after which he rejoined Feyenoord on a free transfer. By the end of the season he had helped his boyhood team win the Dutch Cup, his first trophy since the 2013 FA Community Shield.

After representing the Netherlands at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, Van Persie made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania. A month later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Finland. Van Persie has over 100 caps and has scored 50 goals for the Netherlands, making him their top scorer of all time. He has represented his country at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, and the 2008 and 2012 UEFA European Championships.

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Trophies

Johan Cruijff Schaal	Fenerbahce	2018
Dutch KNVB Cup	Fenerbahce	2017-2018
English FA Community Shield	Manchester United	2013
English Premier League Golden Boot	Arsenal	2012-2013
English Premier League	Manchester United	2012-2013
English Premier League Golden Boot	Arsenal	2011-2012
FWA Footballer of the Year	Arsenal	2011-2012
English PFA Players Player of the Year	Arsenal	2011-2012
English FA Cup	Arsenal	2004-2005
English FA Community Shield	Feyenoord	2004
English FA Cup	Feyenoord	2001-2002

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Former Youth Teams

Excelsior	1997-1999	Youth	-	-
Feyenoord	1999-2001	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Feyenoord	2001-2004	Permanent	-	-
Arsenal	2004-2012	Permanent	-	-
Netherlands	2005-2017	International	-	-
Manchester United	2012-2015	Permanent	-	-
Fenerbahce	2015-2018	Permanent	-	-
Feyenoord	2018-2019	Permanent	-	-