Dirk Kuyt

Liverpool's number 18 Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt arrived on Merseyside in the summer of 2006 for a fee in the region of £10million. Selfless and versatile on the pitch, he's undoubtedly one of the hardest working attackers in the game. Kuyt was born in the small fishing village of Katwijk and joined his local amateur side Quick Boys at the age of five. When he was 12 he was told to choose between being a footballer and a fisherman: he either joined his father at sea or pursued his dream of being a professional sportsman. Thankfully, he chose the latter, and in the summer of 1998, after just six senior appearances for Quick Boys, the 18-year-old signed his first pro contract with Eredivisie team FC Utrecht. The youngster played 30 times in his debut season, mostly on the wing. Still, he managed to bag himself six goals. Kuyt's career followed a similar path until 2002-03 when Utrecht appointed Foeke Booy manager. Booy played him up front for the entire season - and was rewarded with 23 goals. One of these came in the Dutch Cup final victory over Feyenoord, in which the forward was named man of the match. Their noses may have been out of joint, but Feyenoord liked what they saw, and in the summer of 2003 they signed Kuyt as a replacement for the out-going Pierre Van Hooijdonk. He notched up an impressive 22 goals during his first season in Rotterdam, though this was just a taste of things to come. In the opening game of 2004-05, Kuyt scored a hat-trick against De Graafschap ...



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