Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (Dutch pronunciation: [rafa.l vn dr vart] ) (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for and is the current captain of the German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He also plays for the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can however also operate in other positions such as second striker. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
Athlete