Hedwiges Maduro

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Hedwiges Maduro
Personal information
Full name	Hedwiges Maduro
Date of birth	February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 23)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	3
Youth clubs
? -2003	ASC Waterwijk FC Omniworld
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2007 2008-	Ajax Valencia	0107 (11) 0130(0)
National team2
2005—	Netherlands	0120(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hedwiges Maduro (born February 13, 1985 in Almere) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Valencia. His father is originally from the island of Aruba in the Caribbean the mother from Curaçao.^[1]

[edit] Biography

At Ajax he was voted as the club's brightest emerging talent in 2003-04.^[2] As a result he made his appearance in Ajax' first team squad for the 2004-05 season, making his debut against Roda JC on February 26, 2005 in a 1-2 away win. Just weeks after his Eredivisie 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.

Maduro at the World Cup in Germany.

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 season

Despite 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 the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England the score was 1-1 after 120 minutes, in the following penalty shoothout 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's Valencia C.F. on January 18, 2008.

[edit] Career stats

(Last updated August 19, 2007)^[3]

[edit] References

• Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Hedwiges Maduro

• Hedwiges Maduro FIFA competition record
• Player stats at www.lfp.es
• Official Ajax profile
• KNVB profile
• UEFA U21 profile
• Hedwiges Maduro profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)

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