Vurnon Anita
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Vurnon San Benito Anita (born 4 April 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Saudi First Division League club Al-Orobah. Born in Curaçao and raised in the Netherlands, Anita played for the Netherlands national team in 2010 before switching to play for the Curaçao national team in 2021.
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Full name | Vurnon San Benito Anita[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Orobah | |||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | CVV Willemstad | |||||||||||||
1997–1999 | VV Maarssen | |||||||||||||
1999–2006 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2006–2012 | Ajax | 109 | (5) | |||||||||||
2012–2017 | Newcastle United | 133 | (2) | |||||||||||
2017–2019 | Leeds United | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Willem II (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020 | CSKA Sofia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020–2023 | RKC Waalwijk | 95 | (3) | |||||||||||
2023– | Al-Orobah | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
2004–2006 | Netherlands U17 | 28 | (3) | |||||||||||
2006–2008 | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||
2008–2009 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2010 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021– | Curaçao | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 (UTC) |
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Anita releases rap music under the moniker "JR (Vurnon Anita)".[3][4]