4 Players who have played for both Real Madrid and Ajax

Modified Feb 13, 2019 14:20 GMT

#3 Klaas Jan Huntelaar

Huntelaar is a veteran Dutch striker and currently a member of the Ajax squad. He had also earlier played for Ajax from 2006 to 2008. Huntelaar is a physically strong and opportunistic striker, much like Dutch legend Marco Van Basten. He is very strong in the air too.

He joined Real Madrid in 2009 and played there for a solitary season. He could not win any major silverware with either of those two clubs.

Huntelaar was signed by Real Madrid as a potential long-term replacement for Raul. However, Huntelaar struggled to make it to the starting eleven on a regular basis at Real, and could play only 20 matches for them. He also scored 8 goals for them. However, he was sold to Milan in 2009 itself.

Huntelaar had a successful stint with German club Schalke 04 from 2010 to 2017 and rejoined Ajax in 2017. Overall, he has scored 133 goals in 199 matches for the Dutch club.

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