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"Maarten Stekelenburg is a promising goalkeeper who was drafted into the AFC Ajax first-team squad in the summer of 2002 while still a teenager, such was his talent. "
"John Heitinga is one of his country's most exciting defensive prospects, combining - like the best of his international predecessors - strength in the tackle with the ability to play the ball comfortably out from the back. A tenacious man marker, the AFC Ajax centre back also reads the game well and counts an excellent long pass among his many assets. "
"Another gifted youngster to roll off the AFC Ajax production line, Nigel de Jong is a slight but strong young defender who looks set for a fine future."
"The first French player to pull on the famous red and white shirt of AFC Ajax, Julien Escudé is a confident full-back or centre-half who tackles well, relishes carrying the ball out of defence and has superb stamina. "
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"Maxwell has compared himself to fellow Brazilian Roberto Carlos and few would argue against the assertion that he is a future international. Quick and versatile, he can also operate on the left side of midfield. "
"A highly-rated South African, Steven Pienaar relishes thrusting forward from midfield, where he has already proved himself a player of enormous potential. "
"AFC Ajax supporters caught their first glimpse of a superstar-in-the-making when the left-sided playmaker Rafael van der Vaart took his first-team bow in the 1-1 draw at FC Den Bosch in April 2000. And nothing has happened since to persuade them otherwise. "
Noooouuuu...."Despite his slight stature, Wesley Sneijder is deceptively strong on the ball and his passing range is enhanced by his two-footedness. Plus he has a secret weapon up his sleeve - free-kicks. "
"One of the great hopes of Belgian football, Tom Soetaers "