Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Van Wolfswinkel playing for Saint-Étienne in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ricky van Wolfswinkel
Date of birth (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989
Place of birth Woudenberg, Netherlands
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
FC Twente
Number 9
Youth career
1998–1999 v.v. Woudenberg
1999–2008 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Vitesse 33 (8)
2009–2011 Utrecht 64 (26)
2011–2013 Sporting CP 55 (28)
2013–2016 Norwich City 25 (1)
2014–2015Saint-Étienne (loan) 28 (5)
2015–2016Real Betis (loan) 16 (1)
2016–2017 Vitesse 32 (20)
2017–2021 Basel 88 (28)
2021– Twente 118 (43)
International career
2008 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U21 7 (3)
2010–2014 Netherlands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2014

Ricky van Wolfswinkel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪki vɑɱ ˈʋɔl(ə)fsˌʋɪŋkəl]; born 27 January 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club FC Twente. He has played top-flight football in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, France, Spain and Switzerland and has been capped twice by the Netherlands national team.