Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is a professional Dutch footballer who began his senior club career with PSV Eindhoven in 2002. He went on to have a successful career with a number of clubs, including Ajax, Real Madrid, A.C. Milan and Schalke 04. Away from club football, he is also known for his impressive career with Netherlands' under-21 squad and the Netherlands national football team. He is regarded as one of the finest strikers of his time.
He began a romantic relationship with Maddy Schoolderman in 2000. The couple welcomed their first child together in 2009. In 2011, they welcomed another child.
He not only helped the Netherlands U-21 national team win the 2006 UEFA U-21 Championship, but he also emerged as the tournament's top goalscorer. That same year, he also won the Dutch Football Talent of the Year award.
By the time he was promoted from the Dutch under-21 squad to the senior national team in 2006, he had become the under-21 squad’s top goalscorer of all time.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is a famous Dutch footballer, who was born on August 12, 1983. As a person born on this date, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is listed in our database as the 18th most popular celebrity for the day (August 12) and the 124th most popular for the year (1983).
People born on August 12 fall under the Zodiac sign of Leo, the Lion. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is the 594th most popular Leo.
Aside from information specific to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's birthday, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is the 36th most famous Dutch.
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