2010 FIFA World Cup runner-up team member Maarten Stekelenburg is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for the Premier League club Everton and the Netherlands National Team.
A native of Haarlem, Maarten Stekelenburg was born on 22nd of September 1982. His birth sign is Virgo. Regarding his nationality, Stekelenburg is a Dutch and is of white ethnicity. He always dreamed of becoming a footballer since his childhood and went on to join Zandvoort 75 at very young age and later moved to Schoten.
Maarten Stekelenburg joined Ajax in the year 1997. Following his way through the various youth level at the club he made his professional debut on 24th February 2002, against NAC Breda. Over his nine seasons at Ajax, Stekelenburg played overall 282 games, winning 9 honors including 2 Eredivisie titles.
On 1st August 2011, Steklenburg arrived in Roma, signing a contract for a fee of $7.44 million. He picked the jersey no. 24, which was the day his son was born. On 11th September 2011, he made his Roma debut against Cagliari.
On 5th June 2013, Steklenburg signed with Fulham with 4-year agreement for a fee of $6.58 million. On 17th August, he made debut for the club against Sunderland in a 1-0 victory.
On 9th August 2014, Stekelenburg was loaned out to As Monaco on a season-long loan deal. On 17th December, he made his debut for the club against Lyon in the Coupe de la Ligue. Similarly, his Ligue 1 debut came on 22 March against Reims in a 3-1 win.
Again on 22nd June 2015, he was again loaned but this time to Southampton. 8 days later he made his first appearance in a 3-0 victory over Vitesse.
On 1st July 2016, Stekelenburg arrived in the Everton, signing for an unrevealed fee. He debuted for the club in a 1-1 ho,e draw against Tottenham. So far, he has played overall 13 games representing FC Everton.
In 2002, Maarten Stekelenburg joined the U-21 Netherlands national football team. He was a member of the U-21 Dutch squad at the “2011 FIFA World Youth Championship”.
In the year 2004, he was first called up for the Netherlands national team. On 3rd of September, Stekelenburg made his international debut against Liechtenstein in a 3-0 victory. Though he was called up for the “2006 World Cup”, he didn’t play the game during the tournament. Further, he played for the “Euro 2008” as a Dutch national team member.
Manager Bert van Marwijk called Stekelenburg for the “2010 FIFA World Cup” in South Africa. He also played against Belarus in the “2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification” in a 4-1 win.
So far, the Dutch star has earned 58 caps with his national side. He is a good friend of his national teammate Wesley Hoedt, Stefan de Vrij, and Vincent Janssen.
Maarten Stekelenburg is a married man. He tied the wedding knot with his longtime girlfriend Kim Stekelenburg to whim he loves very much. The couple has two children together named Naud Stekelenburg and Sem Stekelenburg which completes their happy family.
Till the date, he has not been pulled in any women related scandals or rumors which could hamper their beautiful relationship. Alike as other celebrity, he prefers to maintain his personal life private.
He is deaf in one ear.
The main source of Stekelenburg’s earning is his football career as he has not disclosed any information related to his endorsing deal and other business. As of 2017, he is earning $33,395 weekly wage and his annual salary is $1.7 million which he gets paid by his present club Everton.
Marten Stekelenburg has an estimated net worth of around $2 million. He is a wealthy man and has maintained his lifestyle quite prolific. He often visits an expensive holidays destination on his vacation together with his family and friends which also indicates his luxurious and lavish lifestyle.
