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Ibrahim Afellay
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Date of birth: 02.04.1986
Place of birth: Utrecht
Age: 25
Height: 1,80
Nationality: Netherlands Morocco
Position: Midfield - Attacking Allrounder
Foot: right
Market value: 12.500.000 £ 14.000.000 €
Biography:
Barcelona: On 16 November 2010, Barcelona and PSV have confirmed Affellay will join Barcelona in January 2011.
International career: After both the Moroccan and the Dutch national teams managers selected him for their squads, he was caught in the dilemma to either play for the Moroccan national team, because of his Moroccan descent, or to play for the Dutch team, the Netherlands being his place of resident. He has finally decided to play for the Dutch national team despite the heavy competition for places in midfield. He made his international debut in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Slovenia on 28 March 2007. On October 12th, 2010 Ibrahim Afellay scored his first international goals in a EURO 2012 Qualifier against Sweden.
Euro 2008: Afellay was included in Marco van Basten’s squad for Euro 2008 and was mostly used as a substitute. Just seconds after replacing Dirk Kuyt in the group match against Italy he nearly scored a goal but his volley went off the crossbar. In their last match against Romania, he was given a place in the starting 11 alongside Robben and van Persie in midfield.
2010 World Cup: Afellay was part of the Dutch team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup managed by Bert van Marwijk. The player came on as a substitute for their first and second matches in the competition, a 2-0 victory over Denmark and 1-0 victory over Japan respectively, as well as the round of 16 match against Slovakia.
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