- Hedwiges Maduro
Infobox Football biography
playername = Hedwiges Maduro
fullname = Hedwiges Maduro
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|13
cityofbirth =Almere
countryofbirth =Netherlands
height = height|meters=1.85
weight = convert|79|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
currentclub = Valencia
clubnumber = 3
position =Midfielder
youthyears = ?
-2003
youthclubs = ASC WaterwijkFC Omniworld
years = 2004-2007
2008-
clubs = Ajax
Valencia
caps(goals) = 0107 (11)
0130(0)
nationalyears = 2005—
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 0120(0)
pcupdate = January 20, 2008
ntupdate = August 19, 2007 Hedwiges Maduro (bornFebruary 13 ,1985 inAlmere ) is a Dutch footballmidfielder who currently plays for Valencia. His father is originally from the island ofAruba in theCaribbean the mother fromCuraçao . [cite web| url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/news/newsid=98967.html| title=Football without borders in the Lowlands | last= | first= | work=FIFA | date=2005-06-30 | accessdate=2007-05-07 ]Biography
At Ajax he was voted as the club's brightest emerging talent in 2003-04. [cite web | title=Hedwiges Maduro | work=UEFA.com | url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/players/player=63612/index.html | accessdate=June 10 | accessyear=2007 ] As a result he made his appearance in Ajax' first team squad for the 2004-05 season, making his debut against
Roda JC onFebruary 26 ,2005 in a 1-2 away win. Just weeks after hisEredivisie debut he was called up to the national team, making his debut against Romania in March 2005.As of the 2005-06 season he became a first team regular and he won his first career trophies, starting with the 2005 Johan Cruijff-schaal and the 2006 KNVB Cup.He was called up for the
2006 FIFA World Cup and featured in one match against Argentina. Both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup were successfully defended in the 2006-07 seasonDespite already having amassed 12 senior caps, in 2007 he took part in the
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands, and also scored the competition's first goal when Jong Oranje beat Israel 1-0. He also played in their second match against Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the2008 Summer Olympics . In the semi finals against England the score was 1-1 after 120 minutes, in the following penalty shootout with 32 kicks taken, the Dutch reached their second straight final winning the shootout 13-12. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'.After helping to win the "Johan Cruijff-schaal" for the third consecutive time at the start of the 2007-08 season, Maduro joined
La Liga 'sValencia C.F. on January 18, 2008.Career stats
("Last updated
August 19 ,2007 ") [cite web| url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=46527&cc=5739 | title=6 Hedwiges Maduro | last= |first= | work=ESPN | date=2007-06-10 | accessdate=2007-05-07]References
* [http://www.vi.nl Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine]
External links
*FIFA player|216720
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7923 Player stats at www.lfp.es]
* [http://english.ajax.nl/web/show/id=48420/dbid=188/team=1/typeofpage=55719 Official Ajax profile]
* [http://www.knvb.nl/oranje/selectie/spelers/detail?player_id=20040624142914311 KNVB profile]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/players/player=63612/index.html UEFA U21 profile]
*Persondata
NAME=Hedwiges Maduro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Dutch footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=February 13 ,1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Almere ,Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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