Dirk Kuyt

Personal information
Full name	Dirk Kuyt
Date of birth	(1980-07-22) 22 July 1980 (age 31)
Place of birth	Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Forward / Winger
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	18
Youth career
1985–1998	Quick Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2003	Utrecht	160	(51)
2003–2006	Feyenoord	101	(71)
2006–	Liverpool	207	(51)
National team‡
2004–	Netherlands	85	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30 (UTC), 21 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Dirk Kuyt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪrk ˈkœy̆t] ( listen); born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Liverpool as a forward.

Kuyt began his professional career with FC Utrecht in 1998 and quickly became part of their first team. He spent five years at the club and in his final season he won his first senior honour, the Dutch Cup, and was chosen as the season's Dutch Golden Shoe Winner. Following this, he left Utrecht in a €1 million transfer to Feyenoord. He became the club captain in 2005 and was a prolific goalscorer at the Rotterdam club; he was the club's top scorer for three consecutive seasons, the top goalscorer in the 2004–05 Eredivisie season, and the 2005–06 Dutch Footballer of the Year. Kuyt missed only five games over seven seasons from 1999 until 2006 and appeared in 179 consecutive matches between 2001–06, striking up a fruitful partnership with fellow Feyenoord teammate Salomon Kalou.

He left Feyenoord after three years, having scored 71 league goals in 101 appearances, and joined Premier League side Liverpool for £10 million.^[2] He made his Premier League debut late in 2006 and became part of the first team squad. He scored in his first ever UEFA Champions League final with Liverpool against AC Milan.

Kuyt scored several important goals for Liverpool elsewhere, including seven goals in the 2007–08 Champions League, including a goal in the quarter-final against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and in the semi-final against Chelsea, and two penalty kicks against Everton in the derby the same season. He scored his first hat-trick for Liverpool against Manchester United in March 2011. After coming on as a substitute, his extra time goal at Wembley for Liverpool against Cardiff City in the 2012 League Cup Final helped win the trophy for Liverpool, and was also his first trophy as a Liverpool player.

He made his international debut in 2004 and has represented the Netherlands at three major international tournaments, the 2006 and 2010 World Cup and Euro 2008.

Early life[link]

Kuyt is the third of four children. His father was a fisherman and he has stated that had he not found a career in football he probably would have followed his father into the family business. He grew up in the fishing town of Katwijk aan Zee.

His football career began when he joined the local amateur team Quick Boys at age 5. He broke into the first team in March 1998, playing the last six games of the season in the Hoofdklasse, and catching the eye of Eredivisie team FC Utrecht.^[3] Kuyt still regularly visits Katwijk and his old club Quick Boys, who benefited from a £300,000 windfall as a result of the player's move to Liverpool. He achieved his 50th league goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 2011/2012 season.

Club career[link]

FC Utrecht[link]

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Kuyt celebrates winning the Dutch Cup with FC Utrecht

Kuyt signed professionally for FC Utrecht that summer, aged 18, and immediately established himself in the first team.Sometimes He played as striker. However he was more often than not played as a winger, as they preferred to play Serbian Igor Gluščević up front.

This continued until the 2002–03 season when Foeke Booy was installed as the club's new manager. Booy played Kuyt as a striker / attacking midfielder (behind the striker) for the entire season, and Kuyt repaid him with 20 league goals. FC Utrecht also reached the Dutch Cup final, where they met Feyenoord. Although they were the underdogs Utrecht comfortably won the cup 4–1, with Kuyt scoring one and being given the man-of-the-match award. At the end of the season Kuyt completed a €1 million move to Feyenoord, where he replaced the out-going Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Feyenoord[link]

At Feyenoord, Kuyt immediately became a fans' favourite with his continued goal scoring success. His first season saw him net another 20 league goals. The opening game of the 2004–05 season marked Kuyt's first ever hat-trick against De Graafschap. He later went on to score three in the 6–3 victory against Den Haag and ended the season as the Eredivisie's top scorer with 29 goals—a career high.

In 2005 Kuyt was handed the Feyenoord club captaincy and went on to have a third successful season with the club, scoring 25 goals in all competitions. He formed a golden duo with Salomon Kalou, nicknamed K2.^[4]

Kuyt during his time at Feyenoord

Over the summer of 2006 Kuyt was again linked with moves to many top English clubs, most notably Liverpool and Newcastle United. Rumours started in May with Dirk Kuyt stating "I am happy at Feyenoord but I would like to play in the Premier League."^[5] Kuyt completed a move to Liverpool on 18 August for an undisclosed fee.

Kuyt missed only five games over seven seasons from 1999 until 2006, making 233 appearances.^[3] Between March 2001 and April 2006 he played 179 consecutive matches.

Liverpool[link]

2006–07 season[link]

Upon joining Liverpool, Kuyt stated "I only wanted to leave Feyenoord for a really big club, and that is what Liverpool are. They are a fantastic big club and it will be a real pleasure to play here."^[6]

After sitting out the first game Kuyt made his Liverpool debut as a substitute against West Ham on 26 August 2006. His first start came against PSV in the Champions League and he has been first choice in most games since. He immediately got praises for the new defensive approach by a striker. In his third start for the club on 20 September 2006 Kuyt scored his first goal against Newcastle United in a Premier League game at Anfield,^[7] and followed up with another against Tottenham Hotspur in the next game. He scored his third goal for Liverpool with his father watching the game at Anfield, contributing to Liverpool's 3–1 win over Aston Villa. Two weeks later he bagged a brace, as the only scorer in the Reds' 2–0 victory against Premiership newcomers Reading.

Kuyt won much praise for his early performances, with the Daily Mirror stating: "The Dutch striker has the look of a cult hero in the making"^[8] and The People reporting that he is "propelling himself towards iconic status."^[9] One of the reasons for his early popularity is his post match courtesy to the fans. After each match he walks to every corner of the ground, and applauds the Liverpool supporters.

Kuyt (left) with former teammate Xabi Alonso at Liverpool

On 20 January 2007, Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring against Chelsea after only 4 minutes after a Peter Crouch flick-on. Liverpool went on to defeat the champions 2–0. It was the first time Rafael Benítez had defeated José Mourinho in the Premiership. It was also the first goal scored by Liverpool against a top four club in the league in the 2006–07 season. Kuyt moved his league-goal tally into double figures by scoring the first goal in the game against West Ham on 30, January 2007.

Kuyt played a key part in Liverpool's penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea in the semi-finals of the 2006–07 Champions League. Firstly in extra-time he had a goal disallowed for offside from Xabi Alonso's strike. Kuyt also scored the winning penalty in the shoot-out, and scored a consolation goal in their 2–1 defeat to Milan in the final.

2007–08 season[link]

He scored his first goals of the 2007–2008 season in Liverpools 4–0 victory over Toulouse in their 3rd round qualifying encounter at Anfield on 28 August 2007. He scored two penalties against Everton in the Merseyside derby to give Liverpool a 2–1 win. His 3rd and final league goal of the season came in a 3–0 away win over Newcastle in November 2007, Kuyt would not score another league goal until October 2008.

Kuyt failed to score in 13 games for Liverpool, before netting against Barnsley in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

On 19 February 2008, Kuyt scored the first goal in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2007–08 Champions League against favourites Internazionale in a 2–0 win.

Starting in early 2008, Kuyt began to be employed as a right winger and set up two of Fernando Torres's goals against West Ham in March. He adapted to this new role and soon regained his overall form, playing himself into the starting XI again after putting on various vital team performances. On 2 April 2008, Kuyt scored an equalising goal against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium.

Dirk Kuyt

On 22 April 2008, in the first leg of the Champions League all-English semi-final against Chelsea at Anfield, Kuyt scored the opening goal just before half time.

2008–09 season[link]

Dirk Kuyt scored a late extra time goal against Standard Liège in the 2008–09 Champions League qualifiers return match to put Liverpool through to the group stages of the competition. In his next game, a 2–1 win in the Premier League against Manchester United, he assisted fellow countryman Ryan Babel's winning goal.

Kuyt's goals at vital moments in important games, such as the last minute strike against Standard Liège, an injury time winner against Manchester City on 5 October 2008 and twice in Liverpool's 3–2 comeback win over Wigan Athletic on 18 October 2008, have led to his reputation as a "Big Game Player"^[who?]

The 2008/09 season saw Kuyt score 15 goals, his best return for the club.

2009–10 season[link]

As a result of heavy injuries sustained by the Liverpool squad, Kuyt often found himself playing a central striker role. Kuyt scored against Stoke and Burnley in two home 4–0 triumphs. He also scored the winning goal in Liverpool's opening Champions League group game against Hungarian team Debrecen in a 1–0 win. Kuyt's goal against Debrecen means only Ian Rush and Steven Gerrard have scored more goals for the club in the European Cup. It was his 12th goal in Europe's premier club competition.^[10] Kuyt scored his 4th league goal of the season in a vital 2–0 win against Everton at Goodison Park, in the Merseyside derby. He took his season's goal tally to six, his fifth in the league, by scoring in a 2–1 premier league loss to Arsenal at Anfield. On 20 January, Kuyt scored both goals at Anfield against Spurs in a 2–0 victory and a week later, scored the opener against Bolton. For both goals, he was assisted by Alberto Aquilani which could be the start of a new partnership. Against Spurs, he played a delightful one-two with Alberto Aquilani before slotting it home. While against Bolton, Alberto Aquilani guided an Emiliano Insúa cross back into the path of Kuyt who slotted it home. On many occasions, they linked up together and threatened to score.

On the 6th of February he scored his fourth goal in the Merseyside Derby, a header from a corner against Everton in the 55th minute bringing his tally of goals for Liverpool to 50 in all competitions. He was also awarded man of the match for this game which Liverpool won 1–0. On the 8th April he notched his 51st goal for Liverpool with a crucial yet controversial header in the Europa League against Benfica. The goal, a header direct from a corner, was originally dissallowed by the linesmen for offside, but after some heavy protests by the Liverpool players and manager Rafael Benítez that you could not be offside directly from a corner, the referee changed his mind and allowed the goal. Kuyt played in his 200th competitive game for Liverpool, against Hull City on the final day of Liverpool's dismal season.

2010–11 season[link]

Kuyt during pre-season training

Kuyt featured in Liverpool's opening game of the season against Arsenal at Anfield, the game finishing 1–1 and both teams finishing with 10 men. On 23 August, he played in the Red's heavy defeat to Manchester City at Eastlands and featured in Liverpool's UEFA Europa League qualifier against Trabzonspor, netting the winning goal in a 2–1 win 3 days later. On 29 August, he played in Liverpool's 1–0 win against West Brom at Anfield. An injury to his shoulder during a Netherlands training session forced Kuyt out for a month, but returned a week earlier than expected, celebrating by scoring his second goal of the season against Sunderland at Anfield on 25 September in a 2–2 draw.^[11] Dirk Kuyt scored a penalty in Liverpool's 3–0 win against West Ham United. On 16 January 2011, he scored yet another penalty to draw Liverpool level 2–2 against Everton F.C., after Tim Howard fouled Maxi Rodríguez. On 24 February he headed in from a corner against Sparta Prague to put Liverpool through to the last 16 of the Europa League, winning 1–0 on the night at Anfield and 1–0 on aggregate.^[12]

On 6 March, Kuyt scored his first hat-trick for Liverpool in a 3–1 win at Anfield against Liverpools biggest rivals Manchester United.^[13] Kuyt added another goal to his Liverpool tally on 20 March 2011 scoring a well placed penalty against Sunderland. Kuyt scored his 11th goal of the season against Manchester City, with a neat finish to make it 2–0, with the game ending 3–0 to Liverpool. On 15 April, Kuyt signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2013.^[14] On 17 April, Kuyt scored a 102nd minute penalty after Emmanuel Eboue fouled Lucas Leiva to seal a late draw against Arsenal after Robin van Persie had scored a penalty in the 98th minute. The match finished 1–1. On the 23 April, Kuyt scored a 23 minute goal against Birmingham after a tussle inside the box, the match ended 5–0 to Liverpool. On the 1 May, Kuyt scored a 59 minute penalty against Newcastle United for the second goal in a 3–0 win.On 9 May 2011 he became the first Liverpool player since John Aldridge, in over two decades to score in five consecutive games, after his 16th minute goal against Fulham that led to a 5–2 victory.^[15] Dirk Kuyt finished the season as Liverpool's top goal scorer scoring 13 league goals, finishing with a total of 15, equalling his best return for the club in a season.

2011–12 season[link]

On 21 September 2011, Dirk Kuyt scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion in the 83rd minute in the third round of the League Cup.^[16] He did not score for the rest of 2011, missing a chance to get his 50th league goal on 1 October 2011 with a saved penalty against Everton, a game Liverpool went on to win 2–0. On 8 October, Kuyt was announced as having taken up an advisory role with his first club in football, Quick Boys.^[17] Kuyt's next goal was a crucial 88th minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 28 January 2012. He went on to score his 50th league goal for Liverpool the following week in a 3–0 victory over Wolves, becoming only the fifth player to score 50 or more goals for Liverpool in the Premier League. After coming on as a substitute, Kuyt scored Liverpool's second goal in the League Cup final against Cardiff City on 26 February; the game finished 2–2 after extra-time, with Liverpool winning on penalties - Kuyt scoring one of them.^[18]

International career[link]

Kuyt playing for the Netherlands

When Marco van Basten took over as coach of the Dutch national team he dropped many established players, including strikers Roy Makaay and Patrick Kluivert. Kuyt benefitted as in September 2004 he made his international debut in van Basten's first game against Liechtenstein. He has been a permanent fixture in the Dutch squad ever since, making the starting line-up for eleven of the Netherlands' twelve 2006 World Cup qualification matches.^[19]

2006 World Cup[link]

At the 2006 World Cup, Kuyt found himself relegated to the substitutes bench. Although he made an appearance as a 69th minute replacement in the first game against Serbia and Montenegro, he sat the entire second game out. With the team already qualified for the next round van Basten decided to rest many of his first choice players for the final group game against Argentina,^[20] and Kuyt was handed a start in the right wing position.

Kuyt (left) with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in a training session prior to Euro 2008.

For the Netherlands' Round of 16 tie against Portugal, Kuyt was given a surprise start ahead of star-striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. However, Kuyt did not have a successful game and the Netherlands eventually lost 1–0 in a game that was more reputable for its record breaking disciplinary record (4 red cards and 16 yellow cards).^[21]

Euro 2008[link]

Kuyt was selected for the Dutch squad for Euro 2008. On 9 June, he played in their opening Group C match, a 3–0 victory over 2006 World Champions Italy, assisting in two goals, his most notable act being the header that provided the link between Giovanni van Bronckhorst's crossfield pass and Wesley Sneijder's goal to make it 2–0 on 31 minutes. On 13 June, Kuyt contributed his team's second in the next game of Group C, a 4–1 victory over 2006 World Cup finalists France by opening the scoring with a ninth minute header from a corner,^[22][23] taking his tally of international goals to eight. During Euro 2008, Kuyt was employed as a winger, partnering with Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart in the midfield due to the team's change of formation from 4-3-3/4–4–2 to 4–2–3–1.^{[citation needed]}

Post Euro 2008[link]

Kuyt prior to a 2010 World Cup qualification match

Kuyt scored 3 goals in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. During a friendly against England, he opened the scoring less than ten minutes after kick-off, pouncing on Rio Ferdinand's poor back pass.

2010 World Cup[link]

Kuyt was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.^[24] On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.^[25]

At the finals, Kuyt scored Holland's second goal in the 85th minute of their 2–0 win over Denmark in their opening group match on a tap-in after Eljero Elia's shot hit the post. In the quarter-final match on 2 July against Brazil, Kuyt flicked a corner on to Wesley Sneijder who headed the ball into the net giving the Dutch in a 2–1 win. He also assisted the goal scored by Arjen Robben against Uruguay in the semi-finals. Kuyt started all seven matches for the Dutch who finished as runners up to Spain and finished the tournament with one goal and three assists.^[26]

Post 2010 World Cup[link]

On 2 September 2010, Kuyt scored a penalty as Holland began their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 5–0 away win against San Marino.^[27] On 12 October 2010, Kuyt injured his ankle in Holland's fourth Euro 2012 qualifier against Sweden and was out of action for four weeks with the injury.^[28] On 25 March 2011 Kuyt scored Hollands third goal in a 4–0 win against Hungary for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Four days later he scored twice in a 5–3 win against the same opponents. On 8 June 2011, Kuyt scored a 90th minute equaliser for Holland against Uruguay, leveling the match to 1–1, with Liverpool teammate Luis Suarez netting the opening goal of the match. Holland went on to lose to Uruguay on penalties.^[29] Kuyt scored the fourth goal in Holland's record 11–0 win over San Marino. Kuyt headed in his seventh international goal of 2011 in a 3-2 loss against Sweden.

International career statistics[link]

^[30]

International goals[link]

Dirk Kuyt: International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2004	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia	Macedonia	2–1	2–2	2006 World Cup qualification
2.	4 June 2005	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Romania	2–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification
3.	8 June 2005	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	0–2	0–4	2006 World Cup qualification
4.	1 March 2006	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ecuador	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	6 September 2006	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Belarus	3–0	3–0	Euro 2008 qualification
6.	22 August 2007	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–1	2–1	Friendly
7.	24 May 2008	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ukraine	1–0	3–0	Friendly
8.	13 June 2008	Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland	France	1–0	4–1	Euro 2008
9.	19 November 2008	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Sweden	3–1	3–1	Friendly
10.	28 March 2009	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Scotland	3–0	3–0	2010 World Cup qualification
11.	1 April 2009	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Macedonia	1–0	4–0	2010 World Cup qualification
12.	1 April 2009	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Macedonia	3–0	4–0	2010 World Cup qualification
13.	12 August 2009	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	England	1–0	2–2	Friendly
14.	3 March 2010	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	United States	1–0	2–1	Friendly
15.	1 June 2010	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ghana	1–0	4–1	Friendly
16.	14 June 2010	Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa	Denmark	2–0	2–0	2010 World Cup
17.	3 September 2010	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–1	0–5	Euro 2012 qualification
18.	9 February 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Austria	3–0	3–1	Friendly
19.	25 March 2011	Stadium Puskas Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	0–3	0–4	Euro 2012 qualification
20.	29 March 2011	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Hungary	4–3	5–3	Euro 2012 qualification
21.	29 March 2011	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Hungary	5–3	5–3	Euro 2012 qualification
22.	8 June 2011	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly
23.	2 September 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	San Marino	4–0	11–0	Euro 2012 qualification
24.	11 October 2011	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–2	3–2	Euro 2012 qualification

Personal life[link]

Kuyt's wife Gertrude has found favour in the Dutch media for her down-to-earth attitude. She continued to work as a nurse in an old people's home after marrying Kuyt until their daughter, Noelle, was born. Kuyt and his wife now carry out extensive charity work off the pitch. Most notably, he and his wife set up the Dirk Kuyt Foundation to help disadvantaged children in his homeland and the Third World. One of the ways the foundation raises money is by selling DK-branded clothes.^[31]

Kuyt's father, also called Dirk, died of cancer on 29 June 2007.^[32]

Statistics[link]

As of 21 March 2012.

Professional Club Performance

Club	Season	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool	2011–12	26	2	4	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	35	5
	2010–11	33	13	1	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	41	15
	2009–10	37	9	2	0	1	0	13	2	0	0	53	11
	2008–09	38	12	2	0	0	0	11	3	0	0	51	15
	2007–08	32	3	4	1	0	0	12	7	0	0	48	11
	2006–07	34	12	1	1	2	0	11	1	0	0	48	14
Total		200	51	14	3	8	2	54	15	0	0	276	71
Club	Season	Eredivisie		Dutch Cup		-		Europe		Play-offs		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Feyenoord	2005–06	33	22	1	0	-	-	2	1	2	2	38	25
	2004–05	34	29	3	4	-	-	7	3	-	-	44	36
	2003–04	34	20	2	1	-	-	4	1	-	-	40	22
Total		101	71	6	5	–	–	13	5	2	2	122	83
FC Utrecht	2002–03	34	20	4	2	-	-	2	1	-	-	40	23
	2001–02	34	7	3	3	-	-	4	1	-	-	41	11
	2000–01	32	13	5	3	-	-	0	0	-	-	37	16
	1999–2000	32	6	4	4	-	-	0	0	-	-	36	10
	1998–99	28	5	2	1	-	-	0	0	-	-	30	6
Total		160	51	18	13	–	–	6	2	–	–	184	66
Total		461	173	38	21	8	2	73	22	2	2	582	220

Amateur Club Performance

Club	Season	Saturday Hoofdklasse A		Dutch Cup		-		Europe		Play-offs		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Quick Boys	1997–98	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3
Total		6	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	3

Style of play[link]

Dirk Kuyt is a player who is known throughout the world for his endless work rate and stamina as well as his aerial ability. Although he lacks technical finesse, he makes up for this with the distance he covers on the pitch. He is also known for his versatility playing for Liverpool. Finding himself being used on the right midfield, wide forward or being used as a striker.

Career honours[link]

Kuyt with Arjen Robben on a boat in Amsterdam following the World Cup.

International[link]

Netherlands

• World Cup (Runner-Up): 2010

Club[link]

Utrecht

• KNVB Cup (1): 2002–03

Liverpool

• Football League Cup (1): 2011–12
• FA Premier League (Runner-Up): 2008–09
• FA Cup (Runner-Up): 2011–12
• UEFA Champions League (Runner-Up): 2006–07

Individual[link]

• Eredivisie Top Scorer: 2005
• Dutch Golden Shoe: 2003
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2006
• Malta Supporters Club Player of the Season: 2012

References[link]