Tonny Vilhena

Tonny Vilhena
Vilhena at a Feyenoord training session in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tonny Emilio Trindade de Vilhena
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Maassluis, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 10
Youth career
VDL-Maassluis
2003–2012 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Feyenoord 183 (31)
National team‡
2009–2010 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2010–2011 Netherlands U16 6 (2)
2011–2012 Netherlands U17 25 (9)
2012 Netherlands U19 3 (1)
2013–2016 Netherlands U21 23 (4)
2016– Netherlands 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018

Tonny Emilio Trindade de Vilhena (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔni viˈleːnaː]; Portuguese: [viˈʎẽnɐ]; born 3 January 1995), more commonly known as simply Tonny Vilhena, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Eredivisie side Feyenoord.

Career

Feyenoord (2012—)

Vilhena is a product of the Feyenoord Rotterdam youth academy, joining the club in 2003. His father is from Angola while his mother is from the Netherlands. After nine years in the club's youth ranks, he moved up to join parent-club Feyenoord in January 2012.

He made his debut for the Rotterdam-based club on 23 January 2012 versus VVV Venlo.[1] He scored his first goal for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie on 25 November 2012 against AZ Alkmaar, a game that finished 2–0.[2] On 3 February 2013, in Feyenoord's 3–1 win against Willem II, he became the youngest player for the club to ever score at least two goals in a single Eredivisie-match; he accomplished this feat at the age of 18 years and 31 days.[3]

Vilhena was a key player for coach Ronald Koeman during his time at the club.

On May 2016 Feyenoord announced that Vilhena will not be part of the team due to his high value requirements.

On June 2016 Feyenoord announced that Vilhena will continue as well in the team. The player himself said: "I decided to stay in Feyenoord for personal reasons. I want to thank all the teams who have shown interest on me. I think that this was the best decision now”.

On April 22, 2018 he played as Feyenoord won the 2017/18 KNVB Cup final 3-0 against AZ Alkmaar.[4]

International career

Vilhena has represented his country up to Under-21 level.

He won the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship with the Netherlands U-17 team and was also the tournament's joint top scorer with 3 goals.[5] He also won the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship after scoring the fifth and final penalty in the penalty shootout against Germany.[6]

On 5 February 2013, Vilhena scored a goal in his debut for the Netherlands U-21 side.

On 6 March 2013, Vilhena was called up for the preliminary squad of the Dutch national team for the first time, only aged 18.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 October 2018[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Netherlands Eredivisie KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Feyenoord2011–1260——0060
2012–132743010—314
2013–143263020—376
2014–152101090—310
2015–1627561——336
2016–1729430511[lower-alpha 1]0375
2017–18331142601[lower-alpha 1]04413
2018–198100101[lower-alpha 1]0101
Total 183312032413022935
Career total 183312032413022935
  1. 1 2 3 One appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Club

Feyenoord

International

Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ "Trindade de Vilhena in voorlopige selectie Oranje onder 17" (in Dutch). feyenoord.nl. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "AZ ALKMAAR 0–2 FEYENOORD". Sky Sports. 25 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Vilhena strikes hand Feyenoord first win of the year". Feyenoord. 3 February 2013.
  4. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/04/22/netherlands/knvb-beker/stichting-az/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2727912/
  5. ↑ Saffer, Paul (16 May 2011). "Netherlands see off all comers in Serbia". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Ross, Dan (16 May 2012). "Dutch retain crown with shoot-out win". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "T. Vilhena - Voetbal International". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "T. Vilhena". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie - AD (in Dutch)
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