Donovan Slijngard

Donovan Slijngard
Personal information
Full name	Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard
Date of birth	28 August 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Amsterdam , Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Noordwijk
Number	5
Youth career
0000 –1998	Cobu Boys Amersfoort
1998–2006	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006?2009	Ajax
2007	→ Groningen (loan)
2008?2009	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
2009?2014	Sparta Rotterdam
2014?2015	Cambuur
2015?2021	?algiris Vilnius
2021?	Noordwijk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2023

Donovan Carlos Saverio Slijngard (born 28 August 1987), simply known as Donovan Slijngard ( Dutch pronunciation: [?sl?iŋ??rt] ), is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for VV Noordwijk .

Club career [ edit ]

Ajax [ edit ]

Slijngard was born in Amsterdam and came through the Ajax youth ranks. In 2006, he was named AFC Ajax "Talent of the Future". ^[1] He made his debut in professional football in the 2006?07 season where he played on loan for FC Groningen , while still under contract with Ajax. He made his debut for the senior squad of Ajax in the play-off game against FC Twente which finished 0?0. ^[2] For the 2008?09 season , he was added to the first squad by manager Marco van Basten . ^[3]

Sparta Rotterdam [ edit ]

After the 2008?09 season he left Ajax on a free transfer and signed a three-year contract with the club where he had already played on loan ^[4] during the previous season, Sparta Rotterdam . Slijngard totally spent six seasons with the club after which he decided not to extend his expiring contract

Cambuur [ edit ]

On 28 August 2014, it was announced that Slijngard had joined SC Cambuur as an amateur. He will be in the running for a contract after he will be totally fit again.

?algiris Vilnius [ edit ]

On 11 July 2015, it was announced that Slijngard had joined ?algiris Vilnius . ^[5]

Personal life [ edit ]

Born in the Netherlands, Slijngard is of Surinamese descent. ^[6]

Honours [ edit ]

?algiris

Individual

AFC Ajax Talent of the Future: 2006
A Lyga Team of the Year: 2018 ^[7]

References [ edit ]

^ "Donovan Slijngard Talent van het jaar" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008 . Retrieved 14 May 2008 .
^ "Slijngard en Sarpong in de basis" (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal. 18 May 2008 . Retrieved 20 May 2008 . ^{[
permanent dead link
]}
^ "Van Basten geeft linksback Slijngard kans in Ajax-selectie" (in Dutch). Sportweek. 14 May 2008 . Retrieved 14 May 2008 .
^ Sparta huurt Donovan Slijngard van Ajax Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sparta Rotterdam
^ "Last addition before Champions league ? D. Slijngard" . ?algiris Vilnius. 11 July 2015 . Retrieved 11 July 2015 .
^ "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team" " . 5 December 2014.
^ "A Lygos Rinktin? 2018 Sezono" . Facebook (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 17 November 2018 . Retrieved 17 November 2018 .

External links [ edit ]

Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
Donovan Slijngard Interview

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[1] "Donovan Slijngard Talent van het jaar" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 6 June 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008 . Retrieved 14 May 2008 .

[2] "Slijngard en Sarpong in de basis" (in Dutch). ELF Voetbal. 18 May 2008 . Retrieved 20 May 2008 . ^{[
permanent dead link
]}

[3] "Van Basten geeft linksback Slijngard kans in Ajax-selectie" (in Dutch). Sportweek. 14 May 2008 . Retrieved 14 May 2008 .

[4] Sparta huurt Donovan Slijngard van Ajax Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sparta Rotterdam

[5] "Last addition before Champions league ? D. Slijngard" . ?algiris Vilnius. 11 July 2015 . Retrieved 11 July 2015 .

[6] "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team" " . 5 December 2014.

[7] "A Lygos Rinktin? 2018 Sezono" . Facebook (in Lithuanian). A Lyga. 17 November 2018 . Retrieved 17 November 2018 .

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