About Maarten Stekelenburg

Maarten Stekelenburg (born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons and winning nine honours, including two Eredivisie titles. He went on to play for Roma, Fulham, Monaco, Southampton and Everton. He returned to Ajax following the expiry of his contract at Everton following the 2019/20 Premier League season.

Stekelenburg made his debut for the Netherlands in 2004, and has earned 58 caps in total as of July 2018. He was understudy to Edwin van der Sar at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, then was first choice as he helped his nation to the 2010 World Cup final and played at Euro 2012.