All Football Players: Robin van Persie Dutch Young Football Player Profile and Biography 2012

Thursday 15 March 2012

Robin van Persie Dutch Young Football Player Profile and Biography 2012

Name: Robin van Persie

Nationality: Dutch

Date and Place of Birth: August 6, 1983 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Position: Striker

Height : 1.83 m

Weight : 71 kg

Age : 28

Current Club: Arsenal (Premier League)

Previous Club: Feyenoord (2001-2004)

International Career: 2004 to present

Robin Van Persie was Arsenal's first signing of the 2004 closed season. The 20 year old signed from Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million.

Van Persie is still only young (22-years-old)but is fast assuming the mould of the classic Dutch forward. Tall and strong with exceptional technical ability, the young Dutchman also has alarming pace which saw him take a place on the wing at Feyenoord. Van Persie is also reputed to be something of a dead ball specialist.

The Dutchman's preferred position is 'in the hole' a la Dennis Bergkamp, though he was originally schooled as a left-winger. The 20 year old will likely be playing alongside his compatriot Bergkamp in his first season with Arsenal, but that will hardly quash rumours that the young striker is being lined up for the legendary number 10 shirt.

Arsenal beat several other teams in securing Van Persie's signature including Sevilla, Werder Bremen, Shalke 04, Glasgow Rangers and PSV. Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger had originally tried to sign the Dutchman in the January transfer window but Feyenoord rejected the offer and Wenger signed Jose Reyes instead.

Robin Van Persie was born on August 6, 1983 in the West coast, industrial town of Rotterdam. The player remained faithful to his hometown and played for both Excelsior Rotterdam and then Feyenoord youth teams.

Van Persie has received caps for the Dutch national team at both U-19 and U-21 level. The forward is still waiting for his first senior call up, but this is believed principally to be because of personal problems with the Feyenoord manager, Bert van Marwijk.