nationalcaps birth_date currentclub pcupdate years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate nationalteam clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
6 6 12 98 6 august 1983 fenerbahçe 18:19 , 27 august 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- 1997 2015 -- -- 1999 1999 -- 2001 2012 -- 2015 1997 -- 1999 1999 -- 2001 61 194 86 2 15 96 48 1 200 2000 2001 2002 -- 2005 2005 -- van jpg persie -lrb- 15300483040 -rrb- -lrb- crop -rrb- . robin van persie van persie training with the netherlands in 2014 robin van persie 13:54 , 14 july 2015 -lrb- utc -rrb- netherlands u17 netherlands u19 netherlands u21 netherlands 11 0 0 1 49 excelsior feyenoord excelsior feyenoord manchester united fenerbahçe striker robin van persie

robin van persie

robin van persie -lrb- ; born 6 august 1983 -rrb- is a dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for süper lig club fenerbahçe and the netherlands national team .
he is recognised as one of the best strikers of his generation .
born in rotterdam , he was encouraged to follow in his parents ' footsteps and become an artist , but he preferred to play football and joined the youth section of excelsior .
at the age of 16 , a series of disagreements with the excelsior coaching staff led to a move to feyenoord .
he made his senior debut during the 2001 -- 02 season , which culminated with victory in the 2002 uefa cup final ; he was also named as the dutch football talent of the year .
after five years with feyenoord , he fell out with manager bert van marwijk , and he joined english club arsenal in 2004 for # 2.75 million as a long-term replacement for compatriot dennis bergkamp .
with victories in only the 2004 fa community shield and the 2004 -- 05 fa cup to his name , and despite being named club captain for the 2011 -- 12 season , he joined rivals manchester united in july 2012 .
in his first season , he won the 2012 -- 13 premier league and finished as the league 's top scorer with 26 goals , winning his second consecutive premier league golden boot award .
after two injury-hit seasons followed , van persie fell out of favour at manchester united and he was allowed to leave for fenerbahçe in july 2015 .
after representing the netherlands at under-17 , under-19 and under-21 level , van persie made his senior international debut in 2005 in a friendly match against romania .
a month later , he scored his first senior international goal in a 4 -- 0 win over finland .
van persie has 98 caps and has scored 49 goals for the netherlands , making him their top scorer of all time .
he has represented his country at the 2006 , 2010 and 2014 fifa world cups , and the 2008 and 2012 uefa european championships .
