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Rick van Wolfswinkel (Dutch pronunciation: [rɪk vɑn ˈwɔlfswɪŋkɔl]; born 27 January 1989 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Netherlands. He is a versatile player who can play either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, though he favours the striker role.
Van Wolfswinkel started his football career at the D-pupils of Vitesse. In the A-juniors he became topscorer of the national first divisions. Because of that, he received a prize by the KNVB. This prize was handed over by Wesley Sneijder in 2007. On 5 April 2008, Van Wolfswinkel made his debut for Vitesse's first team. It was in
Rick van Wolfswinkel (Dutch pronunciation: [rɪk vɑn ˈwɔlfswɪŋkɔl]; born 27 January 1989 in Woudenberg) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Netherlands. He is a versatile player who can play either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, though he favours the striker role.
Van Wolfswinkel started his football career at the D-pupils of Vitesse. In the A-juniors he became topscorer of the national first divisions. Because of that, he received a prize by the KNVB. This prize was handed over by Wesley Sneijder in 2007. On 5 April 2008, Van Wolfswinkel made his debut for Vitesse's first team. It was in the match against Sparta Rotterdam. Van Wolfswinkel was substituted in the 85th minute for Santi Kolk. Against De Graafschap, in the 2008–09 season, he was in the starting lineup for the first time. In his third match this season, against Sparta Rotterdam, Van Wolfswinkel scored his first Eredivisie goal.
On 29 May 2009 he announced his leaving from Vitesse and signed a three years contract with FC Utrecht. Van Wolfswinkel started the 2010/11 Eredivisie league with a goal in a 3-1 loss against Feyenoord. On the 22 August 2010, he scored 2 goals against Willem II resulting in a 3-0 win for Utrecht. On 26 August 2010, Van Wolfswinkel scored a hat-trick against Celtic in the UEFA Europa League. Utrecht went on to win the match 4-0. On the 3rd of October, 2010, Van Wolfswinkel scored two penalties against Ajax to gain a 2-1 away win over the Dutch runners-up.
On the 3rd of June of 2011 he moved to Sporting CP, signing a 5 year contract on a €5.4 million deal. He scored his first goal on 10 September 2011 against FC Paços de Ferreira in Sporting 3-2 win. On 15 September 2011 he scored in the 2-0 win against FC Zurich, for UEFA Europa League, scoring another goal in 19th September against Rio Ave, two more five days later against Vitória F.C., and another one against SS Lazio on 29 September 2011. His impressive goal scoring form led to him being awarded the SJPF Player of the Month for September 2011. His goal scoring tally didn't stop there as he scored yet another two goals in a third round cup game against Famalicão.
Van Wolfswinkel already played some matches for the Dutch national youth sides. In August 2010, he was called up for the senior national team for a friendly against Ukraine, during which he made his debut for the senior side.
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