He was in the Spanish capital for just one season, scoring eight times in 20 league outings, before a one-year loan to AC Milan prior to his move to Germany. After leaving Schalke almost four years ago, Huntelaar returned to Ajax in , winning the Dutch league title twice. Following the arrival of Sead Kolasinac , Huntelaar is Schalke's second signing of the winter transfer window as they look to familiar and experienced faces to help them climb the table and avoid relegation.
Get your front row seat to the Bundesliga experience by signing up for our official newsletter:. Ajax is a bit more stable and perhaps a bit nicer in terms of ending, with the possible title, the cup tournament and European football. Of course it is difficult. I'm not so far out there that I can tell. I'm going to sleep on it one more night. It feels like he's been around forever but Huntelaar's goal record is absolutely sensational, with goals in club appearances.
Chosen for You Chosen for You. It was at De Graafschap where Huntelaar blossomed into a brilliant striker. He spent 6 years with the club during which he was the top scorer of the B1 league with 31 goals in the season, thus drawing the attention of top division team, PSV. He then went on to become the top scorer in UEFA Under 21 championship by netting 4 goals, 2 of which came in the final and helped the Dutch team clinch the title. However this turned out to be his only match for the team as he couldn't make into the first team thereafter.
Huntelaar made his debut with the Dutch senior team in a friendly win over Republic of Ireland. Scoring 2 goals in the match, Huntelaar became the first Dutch player in 28 years to score on debut. Finishing as the top scorer of the league, he moved to Frisian club Heerenveen for the next season.
He continued his form in the next season, at the end of which all the top clubs in the league came calling. Huntelaar joined Ajax in and announced his arrival by becoming the top scorer in the league yet again.
He then carried his team to victory in the KNVB Cup, where he netted a brilliant bicycle goal in the Semi-finals and scored twice in the finals. Huntelaar was awarded Dutch player of the year as well as Ajax player of the year for the season. He spent the next 2 seasons with Ajax and took his goal tally to a whopping 76 in just 92 matches.
Huntelaar spent the season with La Liga giants, Real Madrid where 8 goals came from his boot in 20 matches.
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