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Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United and captains the Netherlands national team. He came up through the youth academy of Feyenoord and spent three seasons with their senior team before joining Arsenal in 2004, where he became captain in 2011. After eight seasons with Arsenal, he transferred to rivals Manchester United in 2012. Van Persie has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels and has made 82 appearances for the senior national team, scoring 41 goals.

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Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United and captains the Netherlands national team. He came up through the youth academy of Feyenoord and spent three seasons with their senior team before joining Arsenal in 2004, where he became captain in 2011. After eight seasons with Arsenal, he transferred to rivals Manchester United in 2012. Van Persie has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels and has made 82 appearances for the senior national team, scoring 41 goals.

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Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie is born 6 August 1983 is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester
United and is the captain of the Netherlands national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord.
[3]
Having
joinedArsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011, one year before he
joined rivals Manchester United.
[4][5]
He is recognized as one of the best strikers in the world.
[6][7]
His
playing style and ability have drawn comparison to Dutch legend Marco van Basten.
[8][9]

The son of two artists, Van Persie was encouraged to follow in his parents' footsteps,
[10]
but he instead
preferred football and joined SBV Excelsior's youth squad. He made his breakthrough at another
hometown club Feyenoord, where he spent three seasons and won the 2002 UEFA Cup.
[11]
He was
named the Dutch Football Talent of the Year for the 200102 season. Disagreements with manager Bert
van Marwijk culminated in a change of club and Van Persie moved to Premier League side Arsenal for
2.75 million in 2004 as a long-term replacement for Dennis Bergkamp.
[12][13]
He won the FA Community
Shield and the FA Cup in his first season with the London club but did not win another major trophy for
the rest of his eight-year spell at Arsenal. Van Persie has been named Premier League Player of the
Month five times. In 2013, he was ranked 11th in The Guardian newspaper's 100 Best Footballers in the
world.
[14]

Van Persie was a Dutch youth international, having represented the Netherlands under-17, under-19 and
under-21 sides. He made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against Romania. One
month later, he netted his first senior international goal in a 40 win over Finland. Van Persie has
78 caps so far and has scored 41 goals for the Netherlands, making him their top scorer.
[15][16]
He
represented his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
and UEFA Euro 2012.
Personal information
Full name Robin van Persie[1]
Date of birth
6 August 1983 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position
Striker
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 20
Youth career
19971999 Excelsior
19982001 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps

(Gls)


20012004 Feyenoord
61 -15
20042012 Arsenal
194 -96
2012 Manchester United
56 -37
National team


2000 Netherlands U17
6 0
2001 Netherlands U19
6 0
20022005 Netherlands U21
12 -1
2005 Netherlands
82 (41

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