Robin van Persie Net Worth, Salary, Wife, Career, Facts, Age, Height, Jersey Number
Robin van Persie Intro:
Robin van Persie is a former professional Dutch footballer who played as a forward, and he was considered one of the best in the position of his generation at the time. He is the best Dutch forward, as he is currently the Netherlands men’s national team’s all-time top scorer. Van Persie was mostly known for his football career with Arsenal where he spent eight seasons before moving to Manchester United for three seasons. Throughout his football career, he only played for four football clubs and he was able to lift several trophies before he eventually retired. Here is all you need to know about Robin van Persie’s net worth and other facts about the Dutchman.
Robin van Persie Age & Height
Robin van Persie was born on 6th of August, 1983, in Rotterdam, Netherlands to Jose Ras and Bob van Persie. His mother, Jose, is a painter and jewellery designer while his father was a sculptor.
Robin van Persie stands 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) tall.
Robin van Persie Career
Having developed talent for football, Van Persie joined the youth squad of hometown club SBV Excelsior at the age of five but later moved to Feyenoord at 16. He made his first-team debut for Feyenoord at 17 in the 2001/02 season, and he went on to be the start for the Dutch club in the final of the UEFA Cup. This led to him being awarded the KNVB Best Young Talent award.
He spent three campaigns with the Dutch club, due to a rift between him and the then-manager at the time, before moving to England to sign for Arsenal for £2.75 million. His debut season with Arsenal wasn’t all that amazing as he was mostly seen on the bench, but he still managed to win a trophy in the form of the FA Community Shield. His second season was a bit different as he started it in a red-hot form by scoring eight goals in eight starts, but there wasn’t much to talk about either as he soon succumbed to an injury that left him on the sidelines for a long while, and that saw a decrease in Robin van Persie’s net worth for a while.
While his time with the North London club could be said to be fraught with injuries, he was still able to lead the English club to victories in so many games. He went on to spend eight seasons with Arsenal, helping them win one FA Cup and one FA Community Shield by contributing 132 goals in 278 games in all competitions for the club.
Robin van Persie joined Manchester United for an initial fee of £22.5 million, and he went on to help the club win the Premier League title in his 2012/13 season (his debut season for United) after contributing 26 league goals in 28 games, and he got to play with Michael Carrick during his stay. He stayed with the Manchester club for three seasons and scored 58 goals in 105 games in all competitions. He then moved to Turkey to join Fenerhahce for three campaigns before returning to his roots to play for Feyenoord once more. He retired from professional football in 2019 and got people speculating about Robin van Persie net worth.
Robin van Persie Net Worth & Salary
Robin van Persie’s net worth is estimated to be $50 million while his salary is $16 million. Van Persie’s net worth is attributed to his amazing football career as he was able to bag many sponsorship deals including one from Adidas. He is also the current brand ambassador for BK8, and his image can easily be seen on the BK8 website.
Robin van Persie Jersey Number
Throughout his professional football career, Robin van Persie wore jersey numbers 32, 22, 11, 10, and 20. He wore jersey number 32 in his first and third season with Feyenoord before moving to Arsenal to put on the number 11 jersey for six seasons. He changed to jersey number 10 in his two final campaigns with the Gunners before signing for Manchester United where he wore jersey number 20 throughout. At Fenerbahce, he wore 11 in his first season and number 10 in his last two seasons with the club, and every one of them contributed to Robin van Persie net worth.
For the Netherland men’s national team, he wore jersey numbers 18, 17, 11, 7, 9, 15, 10 14, 16, and 19. That’s a lot of numbers.
Robin van Persie Wife & Children
Robin van Persie is married to his childhood friend, Bouchra van Persie (née Elbali), who is a Dutch-Moroccan. The couple got married in 2004, which was the same year Van Persie joined Arsenal. Know more about Van Persie’s wife: Bouchra van Persie.
The couple has two amazing children; Shaqueel van Persie (boy), who was born in 2006, and Dina van Persie (girl), born in 2009.
What is Robin van Persie Doing Now?
Back in 2019, Robin van Persie was into punditry as he was seen analysing several football games. However, it was a short-term job as he moved into football managing.
He is currently the assistant football manager of his hometown club Feyenoord, and Van Persie net worth might see a rise soon.
Robin van Persie Facts: Did You Know?
- Robin van Persie was named Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for 2012/13.
- He is the Netherlands men’s national team’s all-time goalscorer with 50 goals.
- He won Premier League Golden Boot in 2011/12 and 2012/13.
- Van Persie was Premier League Top Assist Provider for the 2008/09 campaign.
- He was named Dutch Football Talent of the Year in 2001/02.
- Robin van Persie was third place in FIFA Puskas Award for his Flying Dutchman Goal in 2014.
- He is the highest goal-scoring Dutch player in the Premier League with 144 goals.
- Since 1966, Robin van Persie was the only player to score with his right foot, left foot, and head, along with scoring from a free-kick and penalty kick in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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