Rodney Sneijder

Rodney Sneijder (born 31 March 1991) is a Dutch association football midfielder who most recently played for Scottish club Dundee United. He previously played for AFC Ajax, FC Utrecht (on loan), RKC Waalwijk and Almere City in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Galatasaray's midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Jeffrey Sneijder.

Career

AFC Ajax

Born in Utrecht, Rodney Sneijder joined the De Toekomst youth set up at Ajax in 2000 after scoring four goals in a 7–1 win over an Ajax junior side for youth team, DOS Elinkwijk.

In May 2008, it was reported that Wesley Sneijder had prevented his younger brother from a summer transfer to his club at the time, Real Madrid. Wesley Sneijder said, "Real Madrid wanted him and Rodney was very happy about that. But when I heard, I stopped the discussions. I am not in favour of juniors increasingly going to top clubs. I've told him that he first must make a break through at Ajax."

He was elevated to the senior squad at 19 years of age in January 2011 and a month later signed a professional contract with the club to extend his stay at Ajax until at least 2013. Sneijder was included in the club's first team when he appeared as an unused substitute in the Johan Cruijff Schaal, in a 2-1 loss against Twente.