var playerInfo={"C94C0D651EC157BC":"76kg","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"589","FAF88D97B63B269A":"181cm","8025E7E497D77CF6":"PSV Eindhoven","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"17","411CCFA197052F93":"Ibrahim Afellay","94D0847B815EE9D1AA49123A5072B2C7":"<P>Ibrahim Afellay (born 2 April 1986 in Utrecht) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional footballer who plays for Schalke 04, on loan from FC Barcelona as an attacking midfielder or winger. He is described as a powerful and dynamic player with great ball skills and the ability to speed up action on the pitch.<BR><BR>He has played for the Dutch national youth team and is now part of the senior Dutch national team, which he represented at UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the latter of which saw them reach the final. Previously he played for and captained PSV Eindhoven with whom he won four national titles and during which time he was named Best Young Player in The Netherlands (2007).<BR><BR><STRONG>PSV Eindhoven<BR><\/STRONG>Born in Utrecht of Moroccan descent, in 1986. Afellay switched to the youth academy of PSV Eindhoven. In the 2003&#8211;04 seasons he played three official games, and seven more in the 2004&#8211;05 season. On 15 May 2005, PSV Eindhoven played a game against Feyenoord. In the 2005&#8211;06 season, Afellay played games in the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the first three competition games. On 13 September, Afellay made his Champions League debut against Schalke 04. In the 2005&#8211;06 season, following the departure of important players including midfielders Johann Vogel and Mark van Bommel, Afellay grew to be a first-team regular, and was even pre-selected for the Dutch national team.<BR><BR><STRONG>Barcelona<BR><\/STRONG>On 5 December 2010, Afellay travelled to Barcelona for a medical test to finalize the deal. The fee to transfer for FC Barcelona was reported to be around &#8364;3 million. Afellay recently signed a contract that will tie him until 2015 with the club and wears the squad number 20. Afellay was given his first start for the Barcelona on 19 January 2011 against Real Betis during the second leg of the Copa del Rey in which they lost 3&#8211;1 but qualified for the semis on a 6&#8211;3 aggregate. He scored his first goal for Barcelona against UD Almer&#237;a in the Copa del Rey.<BR><BR>Afellay made his debut for Bar&#231;a in the Champions League in the second match against Arsenal, and came close to scoring on two occasions. He scored his first league goal in a 3&#8211;1 away win for Barcelona against M&#225;laga CF on the last day of the 2010&#8211;11 season. He came on as a substitute in the final of the UEFA Champions League against Manchester United.<BR><BR>He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during training on September 2011 and was sidelined for more than seven months. After undergoing surgery, he went through a long recovery period and in April 2012 he stated he was ready to be recalled to the first team. On 29 April, he returned to the field as a substitute in the 71st minute replacing teammate Sergio Busquets against Rayo Vallecano on a 7&#8211;0 away trashing win for the Catalan side, playing as a central midfielder and impressing in the unorthodox position. After the match, Afellay stated his happiness for his return, and that he had confidence in Barcelona&#39;s next manager Tito Vilanova.<BR><BR><STRONG>Schalke 04<BR><\/STRONG>FC Barcelona confirmed on their official website about the loan move of Ibrahim Afellay to Schalke 04 on 31 August 2012. Afellay scored in the historic 2-0 win against Arsenal. Afellay is Greedy to return with FC Barcelona.<\/P>","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"1","99B9FE00554E753D0BC6E1E16DA9F791":"Stoke City","BFA4903D06441BD5032C18CFE9B50683":"<STRONG>PSV Eindhoven<BR><\/STRONG>Eredivisie: 2004&#8211;05, 2005&#8211;06, 2006&#8211;07, 2007&#8211;08<BR>KNVB Cup: 2004&#8211;05<BR>Johan Cruijff Schaal: 2008<BR><BR><STRONG>FC Barcelona<BR><\/STRONG>La Liga: 2010&#8211;11<BR>UEFA Champions League: 2010&#8211;11<BR>Supercopa de Espa&#241;a: 2011<BR>UEFA Super Cup: 2011<BR>FIFA Club World Cup: 2011<BR>Copa del Rey: 2011&#8211;12","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2019-7-1","BA50BEB0DB40F3ADF7C4575FF4221F17":"","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"1986-4-2","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"Netherlands","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Stoke City,Barcelona,Olympiakos Piraeus[on loan],Schalke 04[on loan],PSV Eindhoven","2134628892B06B90":"Ibrahim Afellay","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"36477","e_index":9};