Robin VAN PERSIE

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 15 April 2009

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- POSITION
  Forward
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Saturday, 06 August 1983
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Rotterdam, Holland

INTERNATIONAL
Nederland

WORLD CUP
- Debut
  11 Juni 2006 Nederland 1-0 Servië en Montenegro
- World Cup Games
  2006 (4), 2010 (7), 2014 (6)

UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
- Debut
  9 Juni 2008 Nederland 3-0 Italië
- European Championship Games
  2008 (4), 2012 (3).

CLUBS
Arsenal FC
- Club Career Dates
  2004-2012
- League Debut
  Saturday, 25th September 2004 as a sub in a 1-0 win at Manchester City (Aged: 21)
- Club Career
Feyenoord
- Club Career Dates
  2001-2004
- League Debut
- Club Career
  41 League appearances (+ 20 as sub) 14 goals.
Manchester United
- Club Career Dates
  2012-2015
- League Debut
  Monday 20th August 2012 in a 1-0 defeat at Everton.
- Club Career

Robin VAN PERSIE - Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League Seasons (4) 2008/09 to 2005/06.

Robin Van Persie is pictured above during the Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg tie against Villarreal on 15th April 2009.

He scored from the penalty spot that night to seal an impressive 3:0 win for the Gunners.

Champions League 2008/09. Group G

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DYNAMO KIEV 1:1 ARSENAL (0:0) Gallas (88). (17.09.08, Kiev)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna (Emmanuel Eboue 78), William Gallas (c), Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Theo Walcott, Alexandre Song (Nicklas Bendtner 70), Cesc Fabregas, Denilson, Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin Van Persie (Carlos Vela 84)
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ARSENAL 4:0 FC PORTO (2:0) Van Persie (31, 48), Adebayor (40, pen 71). (30.09.08, London)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas (c), Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Theo Walcott (Carlos Vela 72), Denilson, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri (Emmanuel Eboue 65), Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin Van Persie (Nicklas Bendtner 65)
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ARSENAL 0:0 FENERBAHCE (05.11.08, London)
Lukasz Fabianski, Kolo Toure, Johan Djorou, Mikael Silvestre (Alexandre Song 83), Gael Clichy, Aaron Ramsey (Abou Diaby 60), Denilson, Cesc Fabregas (c), Samir Nasri, Nicklas Bendtner (Carlos Vela 60), Robin Van Persie
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ARSENAL 1:0 DYNAMO KIEV (0:0) Bendtner (87). (25.11.08, London)
Manuel Almunia, Kolo Toure, Johan Djorou, William Gallas, Gael Clichy, Aaron Ramsey (Nicklas Bendtner 69), Alexandre Song, Cesc Fabregas (c), Denilson, Carlos Vela (Jack Wilshere 77), Robin Van Persie
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Last 16
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ARSENAL 1:0 AS ROMA (1:0) Van Persie (pen 37). (24.02.09, London)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Kolo Toure (c), Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue (Aaron Ramsey 82), Abou Diaby (Alexandre Song 62), Denilson, Samir Nasri, Robin Van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner (Carlos Vela 67)
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AS ROMA 1:0 ARSENAL (1:0) a.e.t. - Arsenal won 7-6 on pens (11.03.09, Rome)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Kolo Toure (c), Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue (Theo Walcott 74), Abou Diaby, Denilson, Samir Nasri, Robin Van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner (Eduardo 85)
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Quarter-Finals
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ARSENAL 3:0 VILLARREAL (1:0) Walcott (10), Adebayor (60), Van Persie (pen 69). (15.04.09, London)
Lukasz Fabianski, Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure (c), Mikael Silvestre, Kieran Gibbs, Theo Walcott (Denilson 77), Alexandre Song, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Robin Van Persie (Abou Diaby 77), Emmanuel Adebayor (Nicklas Bendtner 83)
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Semi-Finals
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ARSENAL 1:3 MANCHESTER UTD (0:2) Van Persie (pen 76). (05.05.09, London)

Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Toure, Johan Djorou, Kieran Gibbs (Emmanuel Eboue 46), Theo Walcott (Nicklas Bendtner 63), Alexandre Song, Cesc Fabregas (c), Samir Nasri, Robin Van Persie (Carlos Vela 79), Emmanuel Adebayor.

Robin Van Persie is pictured above playing for Arsenal during their quarter-final 2nd leg

tie against Liverpool in the 2007/08 Champions League. Photo G. Herringshaw. ©

UEFA Champions League 2007/08. Group H

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ARSENAL 3:0 SEVILLA (1:0) Escude og (28), Van Persie (59), Eduardo (90). (19.09.07, London)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Toure, Philippe Senderos, Gael Clichy, Aleksandr Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky (Abou Diaby 50), Emmanuel Adebayor (Eduardo 83), Robin Van Persie (Lassana Diarra 88)
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STEAUA BUCHAREST 0:1 ARSENAL (0:0) Van Persie (76). (02.10.07, Bucharest)
Manuel Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Toure, Philippe Senderos, Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue, Mathieu Flamini, Cesc Fabregas, Aleksandr Hleb (Gilberto Silva 73), Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin Van Persie
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ARSENAL 2:1 STEAUA BUCHAREST (2:0) Diaby (8), Bendtner (42). (27.11.07, Sevilla)
Jens Lehmann, Bacary Sagna (Lassana Diarra 70), Philippe Senderos, William Gallas, Armand Traore, Theo Walcott, Alexandre Song Bilong, Denilson, Abou Diaby (Emmanuel Eboue 70), Nicklas Bendtner, Robin Van Persie (Eduardo 64)
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Quarter-Finals
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ARSENAL 1:1 LIVERPOOL (1:1) Adebayor (23). (02.04.08, London)
Manuel Almunia, Kolo Toure, Philippe Senderos, William Gallas, Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue (Nicklas Bendtner 67), Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini, Aleksandr Hleb, Robin Van Persie (Theo Walcott 46), Emmanuel Adebayor
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LIVERPOOL 4:2 ARSENAL (1:1) Diaby (13), Adebayor (84). (08.04.08, Liverpool)
Manuel Almunia, Kolo Toure, Philippe Senderos, William Gallas, Gael Clichy, Emmanuel Eboue (Theo Walcott 72), Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini (Gilberto Silva 41), Abou Diaby (Robin Van Persie 72), Aleksandr Hleb, Emmanuel Adebayor

The pictures above show Robin during the 2:0 win against FC Porto in the 2006/07 Champions League.

Photo George Herringshaw. ©

UEFA Champions League 2006/07. Group G

HAMBURG 1:2 ARSENAL (0:1) Gilberto pen (12), Rosicky (53). (13.09.06, Hamburg)
Jens Lehmann, Emmanuel Eboue, Johan Djorou, Kolo Toure (Justin Hoyte 29), William Gallas, Gilberto Silva, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky, Aleksandr Hleb (Mathieu Flamini 70), Robin Van Persie (Julio Baptista 70), Emmanuel Adebayor
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ARSENAL 2:0 FC PORTO (1:0) Henry (38), Hleb (48). (26.09.06, London)
Jens Lehmann, Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure, William Gallas (Alexandre Song 93), Justin Hoyte, Gilberto Silva, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky, Aleksandr Hleb (Theo Walcott 86), Robin Van Persie (Freddie Ljungberg 74), Thierry Henry
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CSKA MOSCOW 1:0 ARSENAL (1:0) (17.10.06, Moscow)
Jens Lehmann, Justin Hoyte, Johan Djorou (Gael Clichy 75), Kolo Toure, William Gallas, Gilberto Silva, Cesc Fabregas, Tomas Rosicky (Theo Walcott 80), Aleksandr Hleb, Robin Van Persie (Emmanuel Adebayor 68), Thierry Henry
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ARSENAL 0:0 CSKA MOSCOW (01.11.06, London)
Jens Lehmann, Justin Hoyte, Kolo Toure, William Gallas, Gael Clichy, Gilberto Silva, Cesc Fabregas (Mathieu Flamini 89), Tomas Rosicky, Aleksandr Hleb (Theo Walcott 71), Robin Van Persie (Jeremie Aliadiere 82), Thierry Henry
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ARSENAL 3:1 HAMBURG (0:1) Van Persie (52), Eboue (83), Baptista (88). (21.11.06, London)
Jens Lehmann, Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure, Philippe Senderos, Gael Clichy, Mathieu Flamini, Cesc Fabregas, Freddie Ljungberg (Theo Walcott 75), Aleksandr Hleb (Julio Baptista 81), Robin Van Persie (Emmanuel Adebayor 70), Thierry Henry
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FC PORTO 0:0 ARSENAL (06.12.06, Porto)

Jens Lehmann, Emmanuel Eboue, Johan Djorou, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Gilberto Silva, Mathieu Flamini, Cesc Fabregas, Freddie Ljungberg, Aleksandr Hleb, Emmanuel Adebayor (Robin Van Persie 79)