Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar, known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Huntelaar played for PSV, De Graafschap, AGOVV Apeldoorn See more

Huntelaar was born in Voor-Drempt, a village in the Achterhoek region of Netherlands, but moved to Hummelo when he was six weeks old. He lived with parents Dirk-Jan and … See more

Youth
Huntelaar played in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship for the Netherlands under coach Louis van Gaal. He scored two goals in the tournament before the Dutch were eliminated in the quarter-finals by See more

Ajax
Following the departure of Ajax' director of football affairs Marc Overmars, Huntelaar joined his former club's technical staff, where assisted … See more

PSV
In his first season at PSV, Huntelaar quickly established himself as a prolific goalscorer for their A1 youth teams under coach Willy van der Kuijlen, scoring 26 goals in 23 games to become top scorer in the youth league. In … See more

Huntelaar was described as a "prolific striker" with a "brilliant first touch" and was compared in style to players such as Marco van Basten and Ruud van Nistelrooy. … See more

Since 2000, Huntelaar has been in a relationship with his girlfriend Maddy Schoolderman. The couple have four children together. His nephew Koen Huntelaar is … See more