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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2013 | 23 | Newcastle United | €8.00m |
| 09 Sep 2012 | 23 | Newcastle United | €8.50m |
| 30 Jun 2012 | 23 | Ajax Amsterdam | €6.00m |
| 15 Jun 2011 | 22 | Ajax Amsterdam | €4.00m |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 21 | Ajax Amsterdam | €3.50m |
| 01 Aug 2010 | 21 | Ajax Amsterdam | €4.00m |
| 10 May 2010 | 21 | Ajax Amsterdam | €3.00m |
| 30 Dec 2009 | 20 | Ajax Amsterdam | €2.00m |
| 22 May 2009 | 20 | Ajax Amsterdam | €1.25m |
| 08 Aug 2007 | 18 | Ajax Amsterdam U19 | €500k |
| 08 Feb 2007 | 17 | Ajax Amsterdam U19 | €250k |
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.