Ryan Babel plays as a winger football of Netherlands

Ryan Babel is a Dutch footballer who was born on December 19, 1986 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He grew up in Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam.
Babel interested in football from an early age was inspired by Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. He began playing with a young team SV-Diemen and Fortius. In 1997, Babylon passed through the first selection for the junior club AFC Ajax, but failed in the next selection. In the 1998-1999 season he had just come in and join the D1 team. Subsequently in 2004, Babel signed a professional contract after passing through a team of C1, B1 and A1. On February 1, 2004, one and a half months after his 17th birthday, coach Koeman entrust Babel made his debut when Ajax first win against ADO Den Hag in the Eredivisie. Subsequently on November 20, 2004, Babel scored the first goal with the senior club when Ajax win against De Graafschap.
In July 2005, Babel signed a new contract with Ajax. He scored a goal in the Champions League qualifiers when against Brondby for the 2005-2006 season but this season is also difficult for Babel because only scored 2 goals. At the end of the season, he was as a substitute in the second half Ajax win against PSV in the Dutch Cup final.
In season 2006-2007, Babel mark by winning the Dutch Super Cup winners medal as Ajax beat PSV. He subsequently signed another new contract with Ajax on February 2, 2007 for 3 years and helped Ajax Dutch Cup title defense.
On July 10, 2007, reported that Liverpool have offered 14 million pounds to Ajax Amsterdam, Liverpool and Ajax agreed further cost to move Babel for 11.5 million pounds on July 12, 2007 and signing a formal contract for 5 years was performed on July 13, 2007 . Babel's first debut with Liverpool when against Werder Bremen on July 17, 2007 in a friendly match. On September 1, 2007, Babel scored the first goal with Liverpool when against Derby Country and his first goal in the Champions League game against Besiktas on November 6, 2007 although he was as a substitute. In the 2007-2008 season, he scored a fourth and last goal of the season for the UEFA Champions League group game against Marseille.
In the 2008-2009 season, on September 13, 2008 Babel scored Liverpool against Manchester United and later when he scored against Newcastle on December 28, 2008. On November 4, 2009, when Babel scored the opening goal against Lyon in the Champions League.
On January 6, 2010, reported that Liverpool reject £ 8,000,000 bid to Babel from Birmingham. In fact he scored the winner for Liverpool against Burnley at Turf Moor and the European League qualifiers when against Trabzonspor on August 19, 2010. Babel international career began when he took part in the World Cup 2005 FIFA U-20 and scored 2 goals in 4 games to reach the quarter-finals. In 2006, coach van Basten enter Babel in the Dutch squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but he only played once because of a knee injury.
In June 2007, Babel became the Dutch national team U-21 to compete in the UEFA Under-21 Championship. He scored a penalty against Portugal and helped the Dutch in the semi-finals to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Furthermore Babel also elected to the Dutch squad for the UEFA Euro 2008, but on May 31, he was pulled from the squad because of an ankle ligament injury.
On May 27, 2010, coach van Marwijk enter Babel in 23 Dutch squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but he did not play in the tournament.
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