Denny Landzaat

Denny Landzaat
Personal information
Full name Denny Domingues Landzaat[1]
Date of birth (1976-05-06) 6 May 1976
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
SC Buitenveldert
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Ajax 1 (0)
1996–1999 MVV 102 (10)
1999–2003 Willem II 139 (38)
2003–2006 AZ 79 (22)
2006–2008 Wigan Athletic 52 (5)
2008–2010 Feyenoord 38 (5)
2010–2013 FC Twente 50 (2)
2014 Willem II 9 (0)
Total 461 (82)
National team‡
2001–2008 Netherlands 38 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2014 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Denny Domingues Landzaat (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛni ˈlɑntsaːt], born 6 May 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer who mostly played as a defensive midfielder.

Early life

Landzaat was born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is of Moluccan descent.[2]

Club career

Early career

Landzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league game for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005–06 season, as they finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.[3]

Wigan Athletic

He joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic on 18 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2.5 million. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[3] He scored his first goal for Wigan against Reading in a 2–3 loss on 30 January 2007.[4] He followed this up with a thirty-yard strike at the Emirates Stadium in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal on 11 February 2007.[5] On 18 August 2007 Landzaat converted a penalty against Sunderland to score his first home goal for Wigan at the JJB Stadium.[6] He also scored the first goal in Wigan's 5–3 win over local rivals Blackburn Rovers.[7]

Feyenoord

On 25 January 2008 Landzaat returned to the Netherlands with Feyenoord, for a £1 million fee.[8] He signed a three and a half-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord on his debut, in the 3–3 draw against Heracles Almelo on 24 February 2008.

FC Twente

After his contract with Feyenoord had expired, Landzaat signed a one-year deal with FC Twente in August 2010, which was extended during the season and again in the following season. He won the KNVB Cup in 2011.

Willem II

After his contract with Twente had expired in the summer of 2013, Landzaat was not able to find a new team. However, on 16 January 2014, he signed a deal with Willem II until the end of the season. He retired from professional football at the end of the season, having been a part of the team that helped Willem II back to the Eredivisie.

International career

Landzaat was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. Landzaat also competed in the 2006 World Cup. On 21 May 2008, Landzaat was released from Marco van Basten's Euro 2008 provisional squad.[9]

Denny Landzaat: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2004 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–0 Friendly match[10]

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
1995–96AjaxEredivisie1000100020
1996–97MVVEerste divisie34200--342
1997–98Eredivisie34410--354
1998–9934421--365
1999-00Willem II2531130-294
2000–01331230--3612
2001–02341632--3718
2002–033452061-426
2003–041323221-185
2003–04AZ17300--173
2004–05331011134-4715
2005–062993281204212
England League FA Cup Europe Other Total
2006-07Wigan AthleticPremier League33210--342
2007-0819300--193
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2007–08FeyenoordEredivisie11232--144
2008–0971000030101
2009–1020270--272
2010–11FC Twente27250122-444
2011–12160209120291
2012–137000000070
2013–14Willem IIEerste Divisie9000--90
Total Netherlands 418773611441014051298
England 52510--535
Career total 4708237114410140565103

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 17 March 2014.

Honours

Ajax

MVV

Feyenoord

FC Twente

Willem II

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). p. 19. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Holland star Landzaat joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006.
  4. ↑ "Reading 3–2 Wigan". BBC. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Arsenal 2–1 Wigan". BBC. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Wigan 3–0 Sunderland". BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Wigan 5–3 Blackburn". BBC. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  8. ↑ "Wigan sell Landzaat to Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008.
  9. ↑ uefa.com – Van Basten releases provisional pair
  10. ↑ Footballdatabase.eu: Netherlands – Lichtenstein 0:3
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