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Robin van Persie
Van Persie with Fenerbahçe in 2016
Personal information
Full name Robin van Persie[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-06) 6 August 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1988–1999 Excelsior
1999–2001 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Feyenoord 61 (14)
2004–2012 Arsenal 194 (96)
2012–2015 Manchester United 86 (48)
2015–2018 Fenerbahçe 57 (25)
2018–2019 Feyenoord 37 (21)
Total 435 (204)
National team
2000 Netherlands U17 6 (0)
2001 Netherlands U19 6 (0)
2002–2005 Netherlands U21 12 (1)
2005–2017 Netherlands 102 (50)
Teams managed
2020– Feyenoord (assistant)
2021–2023 Feyenoord U16 (co-head coach)
2023– Feyenoord U18/U19 (co-head coach)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa
Third place 2014 Brazil
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robin van Persie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪɱ vɑm ˈpɛrsi]  ( listen); born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He moved from Arsenal F.C. to Manchester United in the summer of 2012 and later, he moved to Turkish club Fenerbahce SK in the summer of 2015. He played for the Netherlands national team.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2001–02 Eredivisie 10 0 0 0 — 7[a] 0 — 17 0
2002–03 Eredivisie 23 8 3 7 — 2[b] 0 — 28 15
2003–04 Eredivisie 28 6 2 0 — 3[c] 0 — 33 6
Total 61 14 5 7 — 12 0 — 78 21
Arsenal 2004–05 Premier League 26 5 5 3 3 1 6[b] 1 1[d] 0 41 10
2005–06 Premier League 24 5 2 0 4 4 7[b] 2 1[d] 0 38 11
2006–07 Premier League 22 11 1 0 0 0 8[b] 2 — 31 13
2007–08 Premier League 15 7 0 0 1 0 7[b] 2 — 23 9
2008–09 Premier League 28 11 6 4 0 0 10[b] 5 — 44 20
2009–10 Premier League 16 9 0 0 0 0 4[b] 1 — 20 10
2010–11 Premier League 25 18 2 1 3 1 3[b] 2 — 33 22
2011–12 Premier League 38 30 2 2 0 0 8[b] 5 — 48 37
Total 194 96 18 10 11 6 53 20 2 0 278 132
Manchester United[5] 2012–13 Premier League 38 26 4 1 0 0 6[b] 3 — 48 30
2013–14 Premier League 21 12 0 0 0 0 6[b] 4 1[d] 2 28 18
2014–15 Premier League 27 10 2 0 0 0 — — 29 10
Total 86 48 6 1 0 0 12 7 1 2 105 58
Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Süper Lig 31 16 5 5 — 12[e] 1 — 48 22
2016–17 Süper Lig 24 9 4 4 — 7[f] 1 — 35 14
2017–18 Süper Lig 2 0 0 0 — 2[f] 0 — 4 0
Total 57 25 9 9 0 0 21 2 — 87 36
Feyenoord 2017–18 Eredivisie 12 5 2 2 — — — 14 7
2018–19 Eredivisie 25 16 4 2 — 1[f] 0 1[g] 0 31 18
Total 37 21 6 4 — 1 0 1 0 45 25
Career total 435 204 44 31 11 6 99 29 4 2 593 272
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

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Van Persie training with the Netherlands team
Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2005 7 1
2006 12 6
2007 4 0
2008 10 5
2009 8 2
2010 11 5
2011 9 6
2012 10 6
2013 10 10
2014 15 8
2015 5 1
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
Total 102 50

Honours

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With the Netherlands, Van Persie reached the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Feyenoord

Arsenal

Manchester United

Fenerbahçe

Netherlands

Individual

Records

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Arsenal

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  • Most goals in a 38-game league season: 30 goals (in the Premier League, 2011–12)
  • Most goals in a calendar year (35), 2011–12[43]
  • Most goals scored at the Emirates Stadium: (64)

Manchester United

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  • Only player to score two 90th-minute winning goals in the Premier League (shared with two players) 2012–13
  • The third-fewest matches needed for a player to reach 15 goals (21 matches, behind only Ruud van Nistelrooy (19 matches), Dwight Yorke (20 matches)

Feyenoord

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  • The oldest player in Eredivisie history with two goals in a Klassieker (35 years, 174 days).[44]

Premier League

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International

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  • 2014 FIFA World Cup – Only player since 1966 to score with his left foot, right foot, and head, as well as scoring from a free kick and a penalty kick.
  • Netherlands male national team all-time top scorer (50)

References

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  1. ↑ "Robin van Persie". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Robin van Persie". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 25 September 2004.
  4. ↑ "R. van Persie: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Robin Van Persie". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Football player: Robin van Persie". EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Robin van Persie - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "PSV vs. Feyenoord - 4 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Lawrence, Amy (22 May 2005). "Vieira holds his nerve to claim historic penalty prize for Arsenal". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Reyes lights up Shield". The Football Association. 8 August 2004. Archived from the original on 17 August 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2011). "Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Robin van Persie: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Rostance, Tom (11 August 2013). "Man Utd 2–0 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce - 26 May 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  17. ↑ "Brazil 0–3 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Dutch master fits the Manchester United picture". Manchestereveningnews. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Premier League Player Stats - Assists". premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022. Select season in the "Filter by season" drop-down menu.
  21. ↑ "Van Persie is Barclays Player of the Month". Arsenal F.C. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  22. ↑ "Van Persie first to reach 20 goals". Premier League. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Robin Van Persie Biography, Personal life, Honors & wallpapers". Footballwood. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  24. ↑ O'Rourke, Pete (22 April 2012). "Van Persie takes PFA prize". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  25. ↑ "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie wins PFA fans' player of the year". The Independent. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Arsenal's Robin van Persie named FWA Footballer of the Year". BBC. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  29. ↑ "Eén landgenoot in ESM Elftal van het Seizoen" (in Dutch). ElfVoetbal.nl. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  30. ↑ "Arsenal FC Player of the Year Award Winners". MFF. 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  31. ↑ "2011/12 Player Review: Robin van Persie". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  32. ↑ Tuck, James; Marshall, Adam (15 May 2013). "Van Persie wins fans' award". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  33. ↑ "BBC Goal of the Season from 1970–71 to Present". My Football Facts. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  34. ↑ "FIFPro World Players' Union". FIFPro World Players' Union. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  35. ↑ "FifPro announces reserve Teams of the Year - but Luis Suarez and Arjen Robben won't be laughing while Iker Casillas is somehow named the second best goalkeeper of 2013". The Independent. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  36. ↑ "Van Persie awarded 100 Club's Greatest Goal". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  37. ↑ "Historie". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). OnsOranje. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  38. ↑ Carney, Sam (5 June 2022). "Every winner of the Man Utd Goal of the Season award". Manchester United. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  39. ↑ Thompson, Gemma (15 May 2013). "Robin scoops goal prize". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  40. ↑ Chambers, Miles. "Van Persie breaks Netherlands goal record - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  41. ↑ Sunderland, Tom. "FIFA Puskas Award 2014: Voting Results and Reaction for James Rodriguez's Goal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  42. ↑ "Robin van Persie receives first Eredivisie Player of the Month trophy | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 13 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  43. ↑ "PREMIER LEAGUE: van Persie breaks Henry record as Arsenal edge QPR - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  44. ↑ "Feyenoord's spirit decisive in 6-2 Klassieker victory – Van Persie - AOL". www.AOL.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  45. ↑ "Salah 'proud' to set new Premier League mark". Premier League. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  46. ↑ "Numbers game". Sky Sports. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  47. ↑ "The 6 Highest Scoring Dutch Players in Premier League History". 90min.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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