Donovan Slijngard

Donovan Slijngard

Personal information
Full name	Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard
Date of birth	August 28, 1987 (1987-08-28) (age 24)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
0000–1998	Cobu Boys Amersfoort
1998–2006	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2008	Ajax	0	(0)
2007	→ Groningen (loan)	2	(0)
2008–	Sparta Rotterdam	61	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard (born 28 August 1987), simply known as Donovan Slijngard, is a professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Club career

Ajax

Slijngard was born in Amsterdam and came through the Ajax youth ranks. In 2006 he was named AFC Ajax "Talent of the Year".^[1] He made his debut in professional football in the 2006–07 season where he played on loan for FC Groningen, while still under contract with Ajax. He made his debut for the senior squad of Ajax in the play-off game against FC Twente which finished 0–0.^[2] For the 2008–09 season, he was added to the first squad by manager Marco van Basten.^[3]

Sparta

After the 2008–2009 season he left Ajax on a free transfer and signed a three year contract with the club where he had already played on loan^[4] during the previous season, Sparta Rotterdam.

References

1. ^ (Dutch) "Donovan Slijngard Talent van het jaar". AFC Ajax. 2006-06-06. http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=47397. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
2. ^ (Dutch) "Slijngard en Sarpong in de basis". ELF Voetbal. 2008-05-18. http://www.voetbal24.nl/index.php?action=n&id=56116&etitel=czozMjoiU2xpam5nYXJkIGVuIFNhcnBvbmcgaW4gZGUgYmFzaXMiOw==. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
3. ^ (Dutch) "Van Basten geeft linksback Slijngard kans in Ajax-selectie". Sportweek. 2008-05-14. http://www.sportweek.nl/voetbal/59483/Van_Basten_geeft_linksback_Slijngard_kans_in_Ajax-selectie. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
4. ^ Sparta huurt Donovan Slijngard van Ajax Sparta Rotterdam

External links

• AFC Ajax profile
• Ajax Inside profile
• Player stats - Voetbal International

Awards
Preceded by Murat Yıldırım	AFC Ajax Talent of the year 2006	Succeeded by Siem de Jong

Persondata
Name	Slijngard, Donovan
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	28 August 1987
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death