Maarten Stekelenberg Spanish fans will always remember him as the goalkeeper who conceded the goal of Andres Iniesta on that magical July 11, 2010. The Dutchman, who in the final in Johannesburg made more than one worthy save to keep the score 0-0, was unable to push away a volley from Fuentealbilla in the 116th minute, a minute recorded forever in the memory of our football. The most important, definitely.
Well, almost 13 years later, the old man Stekelenburg decided to hang up the gloves. It was announced by Ajax Amsterdamthe club where the career of the 40-year-old goalkeeper from Haarlem began and where he returned in 2020 after passing Roma, Fulham, Monaco, Southampton and Everton. “Maarten Stekelenburg has decided to stop playing after this season. The goalkeeper will say goodbye to Ajax fans on Sunday, in the home game against FC Utrecht,” the note said.
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Not published this season
Since he returned to the ‘ajacied’ group, Stekelenburg He played 21 games in 2020-21, keeping a clean sheet in ten of them, eight in 2021-22, remaining unbeaten in five, and currently none, although against Utrecht I can have a minute.
Extensive record at Ajax
total, Stekelenburg He defended the cause of ajax, where he won five Eredivisie titles, four Cups and four Super Cups in the Netherlands. Internationally, he played 63 official matches with ‘Oranje’.
Source: La Verdad
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