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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

1983 - Today

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Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar (born 12 August 1983), known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌklaːˈɕjɑn ˈɦʏntəlaːr] ), is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Huntelaar played for PSV, De Graafschap, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Heerenveen, Ajax, Real Madrid and AC Milan, before joining Schalke 04 in August 2010, for whom he was the top goalscorer in the 2011–12 Bundesliga with 29 league goals. Huntelaar is also Schalke's second highest goalscorer of all time, behind Klaus Fischer. Huntelaar was named Dutch Football Talent of the Year and Ajax "Player of the Year" in 2006, and was a part of the Dutch side that won the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship where he became the tournament's leading goalscorer and received the player of the tournament award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is the 881st most popular soccer player (down from 838th in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 375th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ranks 881 out of 21,273. Before him are Erich Probst, Hans Tilkowski, Virginio Rosetta, Adelardo Rodríguez, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, and Włodzimierz Smolarek. After him are Adolf Scherer, Juan Ramón Verón, Todor Veselinović, Willian, Ricardo Carvalho, and Toshio Takabayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ranks 23. Before him are Emily Blunt, Donald Glover, Henry Cavill, Rafael van der Vaart, Yaya Touré, and Edward Snowden. After him are Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Andrew Garfield, Ryoji Yamanaka, Álvaro Arbeloa, Daniele De Rossi, and Bruno Senna.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ranks 355 out of 1,646. Before him are Aletta Jacobs (1854), Dirk Kuyt (1980), John de Mol Jr. (1955), Jacob Moleschott (1822), Dirk Stikker (1897), and Jan Janssen (1940). After him are Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490), Allaert van Everdingen (1621), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), and Jos Verstappen (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar ranks 37. Before him are Roy Makaay (1975), Hans van Breukelen (1956), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Ruud Geels (1948), Faas Wilkes (1923), and Dirk Kuyt (1980). After him are Danny Blind (1961), Piet Schrijvers (1946), Dick Nanninga (1949), Marc Overmars (1973), Ronald de Boer (1970), and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975).

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