Robbert Schilder (born 18 April 1986) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.

Club career

Ajax

Born in

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, Schilder started playing for local club NFC at age 6, before moving to VV Amstelveen Heemraad. There, he was scouted by

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, and eventually joined their famed youth academy in 1999. After progressed through the different youth levels of the

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club between 1999 and 2005, Schilder was added to the Ajax first team in the winter break of the 2005–06 season. In the home game against

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on 8 February 2006, he made his debut for the club. In that season, his contribution on the pitch was limited to four appearances. Ajax won the

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that year, but Schilder did not play any minutes in the tournament. Because the cup was won, Ajax started the following season with a match against

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for the

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. Schilder was in the starting lineup for that game, but he was substituted off by head coach

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at half-time. Ajax won the game that would also be the only appearance for Schilder for Ajax that season. He left on a season-long loan to

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, where he played 31 league matches and scored once. He also made one appearance in the cup tournament, where he managed to score. After the loan, Schilder returned to Ajax in 2007. Until the winter break, he played eight matches in the

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and one cup match and scored once. In January, Schilder was sent on another loan to Heracles. He played another eleven matches in the Eredivisie for the

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club in which he scored two goals, and he also played two cup matches, scoring one goal. In the 2008–09 season, Schilder returned to Ajax again, but did not manage to establish himself as a starter. His contribution was limited to eighteen matches, including five in the

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. Schilder was unable to score that year and did not see his expiring contract renewed.

NAC Breda

In the 2009–10 season, Schilder signed a four-year contract with

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. He became a permanent fixture for the club. In three seasons, Schilder played 94 league matches for the club, scoring twelve times. He also played nine cup matches and played six games in the

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Twente

On 17 June 2012, Schilder signed by league rivals

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. NAC received about €1.5 million for the transfer. Schilder signed a four-year contract in Enschede. He made his debut on 5 July in a 6–0 win over

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, netting his first brace by scoring in the 28th and 29th minute of the game. His debut in the domestic league followed on 12 August in a 4–1 home win over

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Cambuur

From 2016 to 2019, Schilder played for Cambuur where he became

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AFC

In November 2019 he started playing for

in the Tweede Divisie.

International career

In 2007, Schilder was called up by Netherlands U21 coach

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to be part of his squad for the

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held in the Netherlands, that retained their title and that qualified the team for the 2008 Summer Olympics by beating

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4–1 in the final.

Honours

Ajax *

: 2005–06 *

: 2006 Netherlands U21 *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schilder, Robbert 1986 births Living people Dutch footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders AFC Ajax players Heracles Almelo players NAC Breda players FC Twente players SC Cambuur players Amsterdamsche FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Sportspeople from Amstelveen Footballers from North Holland Jong FC Twente players