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Toby Alderweireld
Alderweireld in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tobias Albertine Maurits Alderweireld
Date of birth (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 3
Youth career
1999–2004 Germinal Beerschot
2004–2008 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Ajax 117 (7)
International career‡
2004 Belgium U15 3 (1)
2004 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2005–2006 Belgium U17 17 (3)
2006 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2006–2007 Belgium U19 9 (0)
2009–2010 Belgium U21 5 (0)
2009– Belgium 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Tobias "Toby" Albertine Maurits Alderweireld (born 2 March 1989) is a Belgian football defender who currently plays for Ajax.

An all-round defender, Alderweireld is mostly known for his long passes and physical strength. He mainly plays as a centre back but can play at right back as well and is usually positioned as a right central defender as he is right-footed.

Club career

Alderweireld with Lorenzo Ebecilio, Maarten Stekelenburg and Gregory van der Wiel (behind: Vurnon Anita, and Jeroen Verhoeven).
Alderweireld with Ajax.

Ajax

Born in Antwerp,[1] Alderweireld moved to Ajax's youth academy in August 2004 from Germinal Beerschot. On 22 February 2007, he signed his first professional contract tying him to the club until 30 June 2010.[2] He was promoted to the first team for the 2008–09 season but only made his first team debut on 18 January, in the 4–2 victory over NEC Nijmegen.[3] On 26 February, he made his European debut during a 1–1 draw against Fiorentina in the UEFA Cup.[4] Although he only made several appearances for the remainder of the season, he was awarded a new long-term contract extension until 2014.[5]

During the early stages of the 2009–10 season, Alderweireld established himself in the first team and starting eleven. He became first choice centre-back along with fellow Belgian Jan Vertonghen after the departure of former captain Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal.[6] New coach Martin Jol praised the two defenders and kept faith in the duo after a string of good performances.[7][8] During the 4 September win against Heracles that ended 3–0, he scored his first league goal for the club when he opened the scoring with a header from Luis Suárez's corner.[9] On 27 January, he scored a late equaliser in extra time during the KNVB Cup quarter final against NEC Nijmegen and Siem de Jong's late goal five minutes before the final whistle sealed a 3–2 win for Ajax. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Alderweireld was named "Ajax Talent of the Year".[10] He assured himself of a place in the Eredivisie giants' history books on 3 November 2011, heading in Ajax's 100th UEFA Champions League goal in the 2–1 Group G defeat by AJ Auxerre.[11] In the 2010–11 season, he scored a stunning 25-yard strike at the San Siro against Champions League group rivals AC Milan in a 0–2 away win. He followed this spectacular goal with an even more impressive 32-yard strike against Feyenoord in a 2–0 home win.

In the 2011–12 season Alderweireld has made significant strides in his ability as a footballer. He has also formed a formidable partnership in the heart of the Ajax defensive with captain and fellow Belgian Jan Verthongen. Alderweireld has also showed some impressive offensive ability scoring a remarkable goal against SC Hereenveen in Week 2.

International career

Alderweireld first represented Belgium at U17 level in October 2005 and took part in the 2006 UEFA U17 Championship. After the 2008–09 season concluded, he made his senior debut for the Belgian national team in a friendly tournament. However his full senior debut came three months later, in a match against the Czech Republic. He was named in several 2010 World Cup qualifying squads, but was mostly an unused substitute. In October 2009, he came on as a second-half substitute for Daniel Van Buyten in the 2–0 defeat to Estonia.

Alderweireld was called up to the Belgian U21 squad for the 2011 UEFA U21 Championship qualifier against Ukraine on 13 November 2009, with the match finishing 2–0 to Ukraine. He played right back during the 2012 UEFA Euro qualification match against Turkey on 7 September 2010.

Career statistics

Club performance

Statistics accurate as of matches played on 14 February 2013.[12]
Club Season League Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2008–09 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
2009–10 31 2 6 1 8 0 0 0 45 3
2010–11 26 2 4 0 12 3 1 0 43 5
2011–12 29 1 3 0 7 1 1 1 40 3
2012–13 26 2 2 0 7 1 1 1 36 4
Career total 117 7 15 1 37 5 3 2 172 15

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup / Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

International performance

Statistics accurate as of matches played on 6 February 2013.[13]
Belgium national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 4 0
2010 6 0
2011 5 0
2012 5 0
2013 1 0
Total 21 0

Honours

Club

Ajax

References

  1. ^ Toby Alderweireld profile, VI.nl, 18 January 2009, retrieved 19 January 2009
  2. ^ Ajax sign Toby Alderweireld, AFC Ajax, 22 February 2007, retrieved 19 January 2009
  3. ^ Ajax win spectacular match, AFC Ajax, 18 January 2009, retrieved 19 January 2009
  4. ^ Leonardo scores to help Ajax advance
  5. ^ "Alderweireld langer bij Ajax" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  6. ^ Zwartkruis, Simon (30 September 2009). "'Wij hebben de beste selctie van Nederland'". Association football. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ "Jol: 'Vertonghen en Alderweireld, dat ziet iedereen'" (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  8. ^ Coerts, Stefan (13 October 2009), "Ajax Coach Martin Jol Praises Jan Vertonghen And Toby Alderweireld", Goal, retrieved 30 September 2009
  9. ^ Report: SC Heracles Almelo vs Ajax Amsterdam
  10. ^ "Supporters Ajax eren Suarez". Telegraaf.nl. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  11. ^ "Ajax's Alderweireld thrives on art of defending". UEFA.com by Berend Scholten. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  12. ^ "Voetbal International: Toby Alderweireld". Voetbal International.
  13. ^ "Toby Alderweireld International". National Football Teams.
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Awards
Preceded by AFC Ajax Talent of the year
2009–10 		Succeeded by


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