PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Vurnon Anita.
Ajax Amateurs · Curacao
TM 30670 · Current player profileAge today37
Recorded moves15
Peak recorded value€8.50m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Vurnon San Benito Anita
- Born
- 04 Apr 1989
- Nationality
- Curacao
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 169
- Joined current club
- 31 Oct 2025
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- FC VolendamLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Al-Orobah FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- RKC WaalwijkLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- CSKA SofiaLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2020
- Leeds UnitedLast recorded move · 02 Sep 2019
- Willem II TilburgLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2019
- Newcastle UnitedLast recorded move · 06 Jul 2017
- Ajax AmsterdamLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2012
- Ajax Amsterdam U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- Ajax Amsterdam U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | 36 | Ajax Amateurs | €0 |
| 09 Jun 2025 | 36 | FC Volendam | €150k |
| 14 Mar 2025 | 35 | FC Volendam | €200k |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 35 | Not recorded | €250k |
| 04 Jun 2024 | 35 | Al-Orobah FC | €325k |
| 28 Feb 2024 | 34 | Al-Orobah FC | €350k |
| 26 Oct 2023 | 34 | Al-Orobah FC | €300k |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 34 | RKC Waalwijk | €300k |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 33 | RKC Waalwijk | €350k |
| 08 Jun 2022 | 33 | RKC Waalwijk | €350k |
| 05 Jan 2022 | 32 | RKC Waalwijk | €450k |
| 04 Oct 2021 | 32 | RKC Waalwijk | €450k |
| 19 May 2021 | 32 | RKC Waalwijk | €600k |
| 09 Mar 2021 | 31 | RKC Waalwijk | €700k |
| 14 Oct 2020 | 31 | RKC Waalwijk | €725k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | CSKA Sofia | €725k |
| 09 Mar 2020 | 30 | CSKA Sofia | €900k |
| 12 Jun 2019 | 30 | Willem II Tilburg | €1.50m |
| 28 Dec 2018 | 29 | Willem II Tilburg | €2.00m |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 29 | Leeds United | €2.50m |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 28 | Leeds United | €3.50m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 28 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 27 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 27 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 26 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 26 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 25 | Newcastle United | €4.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 25 | Newcastle United | €6.00m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 24 | Newcastle United | €6.00m |
| 02 Jul 2013 | 24 | Newcastle United | €6.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | Ajax Amateurs | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Not recorded | Ajax Amateurs | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2025 | FC Volendam | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Not recorded | FC Volendam | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Al-Orobah FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2023 | RKC Waalwijk | Al-Orobah FC | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Aug 2020 | CSKA Sofia | RKC Waalwijk | Transfer | Free |
| 26 Feb 2020 | Not recorded | CSKA Sofia | Transfer | — |
| 02 Sep 2019 | Leeds United | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Willem II Tilburg | Leeds United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Leeds United | Willem II Tilburg | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 06 Jul 2017 | Newcastle United | Leeds United | Transfer | Free |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Ajax Amsterdam | Newcastle United | Transfer | €8.50m |
| 01 Jul 2008 | Ajax Amsterdam U19 | Ajax Amsterdam | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | Ajax Amsterdam U17 | Ajax Amsterdam U19 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.