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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Stijn Schaars
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 18
- Date of birth: 11 January, 1984 (26 years old)
- Height: 5'10" (177cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 0 Stijn Schaars | 0|0 Stijn Schaars |
| 0 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 Stijn Schaars | 0 Stijn Schaars |
| 12 Total Netherlands | 12 Total Netherlands |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 0|0 Stijn Schaars | 0|0 Stijn Schaars |
| 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
The left-footed defensive midfielder captained AZ Alkmaar to the 2008/09 league title and was also captain of the Netherlands side that won the 2006 U21 European Championships.
Schaars is playing in his first senior international tournament – he was part of a 25-man Dutch squad ahead of the 2006 World Cup but failed to make the cut, while injury cost him any hope of featuring at Euro 2008.
Schaars began his career with Vitesse Arnham in 2003 before moving to AZ two years later. He missed the entire 2007/08 season through injuries, but returned in style to captain then-manager Louis van Gaal’s side to the 2008/09 Eredivisie title. The club struggled this season, however, and could only manage a fifth place finish.
His current AZ deal is due to expire in the summer of 2012 but he has been quoted as saying he wants to move on after the World Cup.
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