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Steven Pienaar

Personal information
Full name	Steven Pienaar[1]
Date of birth	17 March 1982 (1982-03-17) (age 28)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	20
Youth career
	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2001	Ajax Cape Town	24	(6)
2001–2006	Ajax	94	(15)
2006–2008	Borussia Dortmund	25	(0)
2007–2008	→ Everton (loan)	28	(2)
2008–	Everton	50	(7)
National team‡
2002–	South Africa	46	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 14 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Steven Pienaar (born 17 March 1982 in Johannesburg) is a South African footballer currently playing for English Premier League club Everton. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the South African national team. In his career, Pienaar has played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton.

Career

He was brought over to Holland in January 2001 but did not make his Eredivisie debut until 24 February 2002 - in a 1-0 victory over NAC Breda. He became a pivotal member of the Ajax team that won the Dutch League in 2002 and 2004.

Borussia Dortmund

In January 2006, it was announced that German club Borussia Dortmund had signed Pienaar on a three-year contract from Ajax. Seen as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Tomáš Rosický, Pienaar's first year with Borussia Dortmund saw him receive the number 10 shirt vacated by the Czech playmaker. Pienaar struggled at Dortmund and was never accepted by the players at the club.^[3]

Everton

Pienaar joined English club Everton on loan for 2007–08 and later signed a three-year contract from Dortmund for a pre-agreed fee of £2 million after payment of an initial loan fee of £350,000 in April 2008.^[4] He made his Premier League debut for Everton in the latter stages of the 2–1 home victory against Wigan Athletic. He scored his first Everton goal in the 2–0 home victory over Middlesbrough in September 2007. Pienaar scored for Everton in the 81st minute to give Everton the lead away at Arsenal. He claimed this to be his greatest ever goal. In his next Premier League match, Pienaar scored in the 2–0 win over fourth placed Manchester City. Pienaar continued his rich vein of form after scoring a wonderfully crafted goal again for Everton in a 2-1 over Sporting Lisbon.

International career

He made his international debut for South Africa in a 2-0 win against Turkey in 2002 and has since accumulated 46 caps and 2 goals.

He also participated at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2004-07-03	Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	1-0	2-0	WCQ
2	2005-03-26	Johannesburg, South Africa	Uganda	2-1	2-1	WCQ

Club career statistics

Personal life

Pienaar grew up with his mother and two sisters and one brother in a largely coloured township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Pienaar is commonly referred to by his nickname "The Mighty Peanut," taken from the Italian footballer Salvatore Schillaci.^{[citation needed]} The people from his native Westbury and surroundings affectionately shortened the nickname to Schilo .^{[citation needed]}

Steven Pienaar is being sued by his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Steeneveld, for ZAR10.8million in August 2009 for not marrying her.^[5][6] Steeneveld, the mother of Pienaar's daughter Skyla, claims that Pienaar broke a promise to wed and ended their two-year relationship "without just cause", also claiming that Pienaar took away her contraception so she would become pregnant and that her reputation has been tarnished as she is an unmarried mother and "emotionally traumatised".^{[7][8][9][10]}

Pienaar was charged with drink-driving and failure to comply with a traffic sign in central Liverpool during February 2010.^[11]

Honours

Ajax Capetown

• Telkom Knockout (1): 2000

Ajax Amsterdam

• Eredivisie (2): 2002, 2004
• KNVB Cup (2): 2002, 2006
• Johan Cruijff-schaal (2): 2002, 2005

Everton

• FA Cup (Runner-up): 2009

Individual

• SAFA Player of the Year (1): 2009^[12]

References

External links

• Steven Pienaar FIFA competition record
• Steven Pienaar career stats at Soccerbase
• Goal.com profile
• ESPN Profile

South Africa Squad South Africa squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Vonk • 2 Nzama • 3 Carnell • 4 A. Mokoena • 5 Lekgetho • 6 Sibaya • 7 Fortune • 8 Mngomeni • 9 Mukansi • 10 Mnguni • 11 Pule • 12 T. Mokoena • 13 Issa • 14 Nomvethe • 15 Zuma • 16 Arendse • 17 McCarthy • 18 Buckley • 19 Radebe • 20 Marlin • 21 Pienaar • 22 Molefe • 23 Koumantarakis • Coach: Sono South Africa squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Fernández • 2 Fransman • 3 Masilela • 4 Mokoena • 5 Morris • 6 Davids • 7 Nhlapo • 8 Tshabalala • 9 Moriri • 10 Pienaar • 11 van Heerden • 12 Modise • 13 Mhlongo • 14 Chabangu • 15 Zuma • 16 Josephs • 17 Mphela • 18 Walaza • 19 Moon • 20 Evans • 21 Fanteni • 22 Dikgacoi • 23 Khune • Coach: Parreira South Africa squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place 1 Fernández • 2 Gaxa • 3 Masilela • 4 Mokoena • 5 Mhlongo • 6 Sibaya • 7 Davids • 8 Tshabalala • 9 Mphela • 10 Pienaar • 11 van Heerden • 12 Modise • 13 Dikgacoi • 14 Booth • 15 Mdledle • 16 Khune • 17 Parker • 18 Fanteni • 19 Moon • 20 Khumalo • 21 Mashego • 22 Baloyi • 23 Gould • Coach: Santana