Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie is a Netherlands international footballer who currently features for English Premier League giants Manchester United. He is a left-footed striker who can also play as a winger or as a midfielder. Van Persie is renowned for his dribbling skills and is especially lethal with his long shots and dead ball situations.

Van Persie commenced his footballing career at Dutch giants Feyenoord in 2001 and played for the Rotterdam club until the summer of 2004. Arsenal signed the promising versatile Dutchman in the summer of 2004 for about 3 million pounds but had to spent a majority of the early 2004-2005 season on the bench.

However, Van Persie soon gained the confidence of manager Arsene Wenger and made 150 appearances in the Premier League for the Gunners despite missing the major slice of the 2007-2008 season through injury. He scored 96 league goals for his team and was eventually made captain of Arsene Wenger’s team.

Van Persie failed to win the Premier League with Arsenal but won the FA Community Shield in 2004 and the FA Cup in 2004-05.

In the summer of 2012 Van Persie joined Manchester United on a four-year contract, with Arsenal receiving £24 million as transfer fee. The Dutchman soon settled into life at Old Trafford and scored a hat-trick for the Red Devils in their 3-2 comeback victory over Southampton at home in the Premier League.

Van Persie made his international debut for the Netherlands in 2005 and played for his nation at the 2006 World Cup finals and at Euro 2008. He was a major hit at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, as he helped his side reach the final. Van Persie also played for the Oranje at Euro 2012.