BBC Sport world-cup-2010
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Ibrahim Affelay
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 20
- Date of birth: 2 April, 1986 (24 years old)
- Height: 5'11" (181cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Ibrahim Affelay | 3|1 Ibrahim Affelay |
| 3 As substitute | 50|35 Total Netherlands |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 7 Total Netherlands | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Ibrahim Affelay | 0 Ibrahim Affelay |
| 12 Total Netherlands | 12 Total Netherlands |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 1|0 Ibrahim Affelay | 0|0 Ibrahim Affelay |
| 115|112 Total Netherlands | 23|1 Total Netherlands |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Netherlands games played
- Netherlands 2-0 Denmark
Monday, 14 June Match report - Netherlands 1-0 Japan
Saturday, 19 June Match report - Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands
Thursday, 24 June Match report - Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia
Monday, 28 June Match report - Netherlands 2-1 Brazil
Friday, 2 July Match report - Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands
Tuesday, 6 July Match report - Netherlands 0-1 Spain
Sunday, 11 July Match report
Player Profile
Highly-rated attacking midfielder who can play centrally or on either flank, he has spent his entire career at PSV. Of Moroccan descent, Afellay was first called up to the national side by Marco van Basten in 2005 but had to wait until 2007 for his debut against Slovenia. He was part of Holland’s Euro 2008 squad, where he was used mostly as a substitute.
The 24-year-old hit four goals in 29 games for PSV this season as they finished third. He made his PSV debut as a 17-year-old and has been a regular in the starting XI for the last five seasons. In March he was handed a four-match suspension for striking Ajax’s Eyong Enoh in the stomach during PSV’s 4-1 defeat in Amsterdam.
His current deal runs out in 2011 and he says he has no plans to sign a new contract, so PSV may be tempted to cash in this summer.
Ronald Koeman once compared him to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and Arsene Wenger has reportedly had him scouted 15 times.
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