Vurnon Anita

Date of birth04 April 1989
Place of birthWillemstad
Weight63 kg
Height1.66 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

Vurnon Anita joined Newcastle United in August 2012 with a five-year contract.

He joined Leeds United in July 2017 with a three-year contract.

After representing Netherlands up to 2010, Vurnon filed a one-time switch to Curacao in 2021.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Ajax 01 Jul 2005 16 Aug 2012
Newcastle United 16 Aug 2012 30 Jun 2017
Leeds United 06 Jul 2017 02 Sep 2019
Willem II 31 Aug 2018 31 May 2019 L
CSKA Sofia 26 Feb 2020 09 Jun 2020

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2011-12 Ajax UEFA Champions League 5
1
1
2011-12 Ajax UEFA Europa League 2
2012-13 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
2012-13 Newcastle United Premier League 17
8
3
2012-13 Newcastle United UEFA Europa League 9
2
1
2
2013-14 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
2013-14 Newcastle United League Cup 2
2013-14 Newcastle United Premier League 28
6
1
2
2014-15 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
2014-15 Newcastle United League Cup
1
2014-15 Newcastle United Premier League 17
2
3
2015-16 Newcastle United League Cup 1
2015-16 Newcastle United Premier League 24
4
1
6
2016-17 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
2016-17 Newcastle United League Championship 24
3
1
1
2016-17 Newcastle United League Cup 1
2
2017-18 Leeds United FA Cup 1
2017-18 Leeds United League Championship 14
4
3
2017-18 Leeds United League Cup 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
14 Sep 2011 Ajax v Olympique Lyonnais D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
27 Sep 2011 Real Madrid v Ajax L 3-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
18 Oct 2011 Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax W 0-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
02 Nov 2011 Ajax v Dinamo Zagreb W 4-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
22 Nov 2011 Olympique Lyonnais v Ajax D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
07 Dec 2011 Ajax v Real Madrid L 0-3 UEFA Champions League Group D
16 Feb 2012 Ajax v Manchester United L 0-2 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 1st leg
23 Feb 2012 Manchester United v Ajax W 1-2
Agg: 3-2
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2009-10 Netherlands International Friendly
1
2009-10 Netherlands Under-21
1
2010-11 Netherlands International Friendly 1
2010-11 Netherlands UEFA European Championship 1
2020-21 Curacao FIFA World Cup 6
1
2021-22 Curacao CONCACAF Nations League 3
2021-22 Curacao International Friendly 2
2022-23 Curacao CONCACAF Gold Cup 1
2022-23 Curacao CONCACAF Nations League 1
2022-23 Curacao International Friendly 1
1
2023-24 Curacao CONCACAF Nations League 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
11 Aug 2009 Netherlands v England D 0-0 Under-21
26 May 2010 Netherlands v Mexico W 2-1 International Friendly
11 Aug 2010 Ukraine v Netherlands D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2010 Netherlands v Finland W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group E
25 Mar 2021 Curacao v St Vincent and the Grenadines W 5-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 1st Round Group C
28 Mar 2021 Cuba v Curacao W 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 1st Round Group C
05 Jun 2021 British Virgin Islands v Curacao W 0-8 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 1st Round Group C
08 Jun 2021 Curacao v Guatemala D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 1st Round Group C
12 Jun 2021 Panama v Curacao L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round 1st leg
15 Jun 2021 Curacao v Panama D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Oct 2021 Bahrain v Curacao L 4-0 International Friendly
09 Oct 2021 Curacao v New Zealand L 1-2 International Friendly
03 Jun 2022 Curacao v Honduras L 0-1 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group C
06 Jun 2022 Honduras v Curacao W 1-2 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group C
09 Jun 2022 Canada v Curacao L 4-0 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group C
25 Mar 2023 Curacao v Canada L 0-2 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group C
28 Mar 2023 Argentina v Curacao L 7-0 International Friendly
16 Jun 2023 Curacao v St Kitts and Nevis L 1-1 (2-3) CONCACAF Gold Cup 1st qualifying round
13 Oct 2023 Curacao v Panama L 1-2 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group A
17 Oct 2023 Curacao v Trinidad and Tobago W 5-3 CONCACAF Nations League League A Group A


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.