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2002-03: Arjen Robben (PSV) Transferred to Chelsea in 2004 for €18 million, then moved to Real Madrid and finally Bayern where he is considered to be a club legend.
Fun fact: He had a cancer scare at Chelsea after an unusual growth was spotted on his left testicle but ended up being alright in the end.
Notable awards:
- 1x Eredivisie
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy (best young Eredivisie player)
- 1x Premier League
- 1x FA Cup
- 2x EFL Cup
- 1x La Liga
- 1x Footballer of the Year in Germany
- 7x Bundesliga
- 4x DFB Pokal
- 1x UEFA Champions League
- 1x Dutch Footballer of the Year
- 1x Dutch Sportsman of the Year
2003-04: Wesley Sneijder (Ajax) Transferred to Real Madrid in 2007 (same year as Robben) and spent 2 years there before moving to Inter where he arguably should have won the Ballon D'or in their 2010 treble-winning season. Moved to Galatasaray for a few years and had a short stint with Nice before joining Qatari club Al-Gharafa, where he is presumably making a shit ton of money.
Fun fact: Has the most caps for the Dutch national football team at 133.
Notable awards:
- 1x Eredivisie
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 2x KNVB Cup (Dutch domestic cup)
- 1x La Liga
- 1x Serie A
- 1x Coppa Italia
- 1x UEFA Champions League
- 1x FIFA Club World Cuo
- 2x Super Lig
- 1x Turkiye Kupasi (Turkish domestic cup)
- 1x Dutch Footballer of the Year
2004-05: Salomon Kalou (Feyenoord) Joined Chelsea in 2006 for an undisclosed fee. Stayed there until 2012, when he moved to Lille and had a decent spell there before going to Hertha BSC where he plays now.
Fun fact: Kalou admitted that he brought a camera with him to his first training session at Chelsea's training centre at Cobham because he could not believe that he was going to be rubbing shoulders with famous footballers like Michael Ballack, John Terry and Didier Drogba.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 1x CAF Young Player of the Year
- 1x Premier League
- 4x FA Cup
- 1x EFL Cup
- 1x UEFA Champions League
- 1x Africa Cup of Nations
2005-06: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) Stayed at Ajax for a bit longer than expected before moving to Real Madrid for a fee thought to be around €20 million. Only stayed for a half a season there before switching to Milan. Had a 5 year stay at Schalke, scoring 82 times in 175 league appearances before returning to Ajax in 2017.
Fun fact: His nephew, Koen, plays for De Graafschaap.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 2x KNVB Cup
- 2x Eredivisie Top Scorer
- 1x DFB Pokal
- 1x Bundesliga Top Scorer
2006-07: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV) Transferred to Barcelona after captaining PSV for a year. His time there was marred by injuries, and he was loaned out to Schalke and Olympiacos before joining the mighty Stoke, where he plays today (not really though, he's been pretty much benched since December). Overall, a pretty underwhelming career for somebody who was considered one of the biggest talents in Dutch football at one point.
Fun fact: He had a training ground bust-up with Stoke manager Paul Lambert this March and was told to stay away from the club.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 4x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
- 1x La Liga
- 1x Copa Del Rey
- 1x UEFA Champions League
- 1x Superleague Greece
2007-08: Miralem Sulejmani (Heerenveen) Became the most expensive footballer to be purchased by a Dutch club when Ajax bought him from Heerenveen in 2008. When his transfer to Benfica was confirmed in February 2013, coach Frank de Boer demoted him to the reserves for the rest of the season. After Benfica, he joined Swiss club Young Boys, where he helped them win their first league title in 32 years.
Fun fact: He was supposed to go on a yearlong loan to West Ham in 2010, but his work permit was denied and he remained at Ajax.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 3x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
- 2x Primeira Liga
- 1x Taca de Portugal (Portuguese domestic cup)
- 1x Swiss Super League
2008-09: Eljero Elia (Twente) Joined Twente from ADO Den Haag when he was Twente years old (see what I did there?), got them into the Europa League, and then moved to Hamburg, got injured, and missed half of his first season there. He then had a four-game stint at Juventus before joining Werder. He got loaned to Southampton and moved to Feyenoord and Istanbul Basaksehir after that.
Fun fact: He and teammate Marko Arnautovic were suspended by Werder for a speeding incident. The club then decided that they had had enough of him when he missed a game due to a gastrointestinal virus and tweeted the words "Ready for War" ahead of a game against his former club, Hamburg. Manager Viktor Skrypnyk dropped him from the first team, and he never played a game for the club again.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 1x Serie A
- 1x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
2009-10: Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax) Moved to PSG in the season after their takeover by Qatar Sports Investments, and had a good spell until Aurier's good play forced him out of the team. He had stints at Fenerbahce and Cagliari before joining Toronto FC.
Fun fact: Was involved in some controversy in 2009 when he refused to travel with the Dutch team to Australia for a friendly due to a concussion, then posted a pic on Twitter of himself at a Lil Wayne concert while his teammates were getting ready for the match.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 2x Eredivisie
- 2x KNVB Cup
- 4x Ligue 1
- 2x Coupe de France
2010-11: Christian Eriksen (Ajax) Born in Middelfart, Denmark, the highly touted prospect transferred from Ajax to Spurs in 2013, where he has been a mainstay in the team for the past 5 years. He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in the Prem today.
Fun fact: He holds the record for most goals (41) scored by a Dane in the Premier League.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 4x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
- 4x Danish Footballer of the Year
2011-12: Adam Maher (AZ Alkmaar) Moved to PSV after his time at AZ, was then loaned out to Osmanlispor and joined Twente after that.
Fun fact: Won 5 caps for the Netherlands when he was 19, but hasn't been called up since.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 2x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
2012-13: Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse) The Chelsea prospect has had his career marred by injuries as he never found the form that had him dubbed as the "next Frank Lampard" by former Vitesse manager Peter Bosz. After 2 league appearances for Chelsea, he was loaned out to Milan, Stoke, and PSV.
Fun fact: Mourinho once likened van Ginkel to English legends Lampard and Gerrard, describing him as an engine with immense physical power.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 2x Eredivisie
2013-14: Davy Klaassen (Ajax) The ex-Ajax captain moved to Everton last year but has only made 7 league appearances for them to date.
Fun fact: His nickname is "cheese straw" (Dutch: kaasstengel) due to his physical appearance.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 3x Eredivisie
- 1x Dutch Footballer of the Year
2014-15: Memphis Depay (PSV) Probably the best Dutch footballer to receive this award since Huntelaar, the highly rated Depay was courted by several clubs prior to signing for Manchester United in 2015. After flopping there, he transferred to Lyon and seems to have rediscovered his form.
Fun fact: Early in his career, a PSV coach noted Depay as "very angry", and he now uses a life coach to aid his mentality.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 1x Eredivisie
- 1x KNVB Cup
- 1x Eredivisie Top Scorer
2015-16: Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar) Never quite lived up to the expectations placed upon him when he arrived at Spurs (Pochettino said prior to his arrival that Janssen "ticked all the boxes we needed"), and was loaned to Fenerbahce. He rejoined Spurs at the end of this season and it has yet to be seen as to whether he will remain a part of Pochettino's plans for the future.
Fun fact: His mother, Annemarie Verstappen, is a former freestyle swimmer who won Dutch Sportswoman of the Year in 1982.
Notable awards:
- 1x Johan Cruyff Trophy
- 1x Eredivisie Top Scorer
2016-17: Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) The Dane still plays for Ajax, having netted 22 times in 52 league games.
Fun fact: He was recommended to Ajax by Danish scout John Steen Olsen, the same man who discovered Zlatan, Eriksen, and Christian Fischer for the Dutch capital club.
Notable awards:
2017-18: Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax) The defender burst onto the scene in 2016-17 and remains at Ajax, where he is the vice captain of the club.
Fun fact: He was called up to the Dutch national team at 17 years of age despite having started only two league games for Ajax.
Notable awards:
