Ryan Babel: biography and football career

Ryan Babel is a young Dutch footballer, who is by now almost the universal player of the Spanish club "Deportivo La Coruña". He successfully copes with the tasks of both the attacker and the left attacking midfielder.

Childhood

Ryan Babel was born on December 19, 1986 in Amsterdam. At the age of six he came to football, starting to learn the basics in FC "Dimen". Perhaps because his parents were athletes. So the boy literally grew up on sports grounds. Moreover, he was the first child (of three) in the family.

At the age of eight, at the urging of his father, the boy moved to the academy of FC Fortius. Where he played before 1997. Then he decided to qualify for the best Dutch club, which is Ajax. Strictly speaking, Ryan himself was his devoted fan. The first qualifying round he managed to get through. But then the matter did not move from the spot. But he was accepted into the children's team of Amsterdam. And there the scouts of "Ajax" laid eyes on him. Thus, at the age of 12 the boy was admitted to the club and enlisted in the youth team. Six years he spoke for her. And then, in 2004, Ryan Babel concluded his first professional contract and already became part of the main team.

Career in "Ajax"

In total, the Dutch football player played 97 games for this club and scored 19 goals. All this - for four seasons. His debut took place six months after the 17th birthday. The first match the young striker held against FC "ADO Den Haag". In that season, the club took first place in the Dutch league. But Ryan Babel was not an important figure at that time. But then he changed everything. The first ball he sent to the gates of "De Graafshap", and it happened nine months after the debut.

The Netherlands played well in the Champions League: in many respects it was thanks to him that Ajax entered the group stage. They began to be interested in such teams as Newcastle United and Arsenal. However, the striker decided to just extend the contract with his native "Ajax". So he stayed in the Netherlands until 2007.

Going to Liverpool

In the summer of 2007, Ryan Babel moved to the Merseyside club for 11.5 million pounds. His debut took place a week after the conclusion of the contract - it was a friendly match against FC "Werder".

In the Premier League, his first meeting was a game with Aston Villa. Then he was released to replace. A week later, Ryan first went to the "Enfield". Then Liverpool played with Chelsea. The first goal scored on September 1, sending the ball into the goal of "Derby County".

Ryan Babel, whose photo is provided in the review, showed himself perfectly, so that it was released regularly on the field. This was noticed by representatives of his national team. So in a short time a young football player was invited to join it. And he could take part in the European Championships in 2008, but only during the control game of the Netherlands got a serious injury, because of which he dropped out before the start of the next season. But, in any case, he went to the Olympic Games as part of the national team and played 5 matches, scoring 2 goals.

Further years

At the end of January 2011, Ryan Babel, whose rating at that time fell somewhat, moved to Hoffenheim for 8 million pounds. His first match he held the day after the signing of the contract. True, he managed to score the first goal only after more than two months.

The striker spent 18 months in the German club. And on the last day of summer 2012 he left the club. The only European team interested in the Netherlands was Fiorentina. But the talks failed. As a result, the situation developed in such a way that the striker returned to Ajax. But there he did not stay long. In 2013 he was bought by Kasympasha from Turkey. For this club, Babel played two seasons, after 58 games and scoring 14 goals.

In 2015, he received an offer from the Emirati club Al-Ain. The contract was concluded for two years, but the Dutchman tore it prematurely, 11 months before its end. As a result, now Ryan Babel is a football player of the club "Deportivo La Coruña". So far, his contract is valid until December 31 of this year, 2016.

Other interesting facts

It is worth knowing that it was thanks to Ryan that his country's youth team in 2005 reached the ¼ finals in the World Cup. Then he scored two goals in four games. The debut for the main team took place on March 26, 2005. He replaced Arjen Robben. It is interesting that in the same meeting he scored his first goal, sending the ball into the gates of the Romanian national team.

Growth Ryan - 185 centimeters. Everyone knows that for the forward it is almost perfect growth. In addition, such data allows him to perform the tasks of the dispatcher. That is, it is through him that pass passes the middle line of the whole team. Even Ryan acts as a "pillar." He plays well with his head and hides the ball with his powerful body. And, of course, perfectly "presses" the defense of the opponent, scoring his goals powerfully and strongly. Even Ryan turns out to deceive his opponents with his dribbling. In general, for the team is a valuable player.

But, like any other athlete, Ryan Gyuno Babel (this is his full name) is injured. There were seven in total. The most serious was received in November 2012, when he was in favor of Ajax. Then he injured his shoulder and recovered for more than two months. In the same season, he had problems with the knee, and rehabilitation took about the same amount of time. By the way, they appeared not from scratch. In the 2006/2007 season, Babel (also playing for Ajax) suffered a knee injury and recovered 44 days. In addition, he survived a rupture of the ankle joint. But, fortunately, the Netherlands have not received any damage for the past year and a half.

About achievements

Ryan managed to achieve a lot. Together with "Ajax" he twice became the champion of the Netherlands, and also the winner of the Cup and the Super Cup of the country (also 2 times). With the junior team (under 21 years) won the European Championship-2007. In the same year he became the best young football player of "Ajax". And in the next, 2008, won the same status, but only as a player of "Liverpool".

A footballer like Ryan Babel, the biography is very interesting. Not everyone knows, but in 2010 the Netherlander recorded the song along with a British rapper known as Sway. A popular musician said that the football player was not only a pleasant person, but also a worthy performer. By the way, this song was included in the album The Signature 2, released in 2010.