2008-09 AZ Alkmaar Roster
Eredivisie (Eredivisie)
Netherlands, Level I
Team Record: 25-4-5 - 80 points
Finishing 1st in Eredivisie
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
2008-09 AZ Alkmaar StatisticsNetherlands, Level I
Team Record: 25-4-5 - 80 points
Finishing 1st in Eredivisie
Location: Alkmaar, Netherlands
AZ Alkmaar of Eredivisie ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 25 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses for 80 points finishing first in Eredivisie.
The club surrendered 22 goals, least in the league. The club recorded 66 goals. Mounir El Hamdaoui scored 23 goals for the squad, while Mousa Dembélé, Maarten Martens and Ari each netted five or more, too. Demy de Zeeuw contributed 9 assists. Sergio Romero topped the team with 21 wins and a team-best 0.67 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mendes da Silva Gonçalves | M, D | August 4, 1982 | 6'2" | 181 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Ari | F | December 11, 1985 | 5'11" | 181 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Demy de Zeeuw | M | May 26, 1983 | 5'9" | 152 | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Mousa Dembélé | M | July 16, 1987 | 5'10" | 141 | Wilrijk, Belgium |
| Joey Didulica | G | October 14, 1977 | 6'3" | 176 | Geelong, Australia |
| Mounir El Hamdaoui | F | July 14, 1984 | 6'0" | 179 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Brett Holman | M, F | March 27, 1984 | 5'9" | 165 | Bankstown, Australia |
| Kew Jaliens | D | September 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 150 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Ragnar Klavan | D, M | October 30, 1985 | 6'2" | 172 | Viljandi, Estonia |
| Milano Koenders | D | July 31, 1986 | 6'0" | 176 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Toni Kolehmainen | M, D | July 20, 1988 | 5'10" | 152 | Oulu, Finland |
| Jeremain Lens | F | November 24, 1987 | 5'10" | 165 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Kees Luijckx | D, M | February 11, 1986 | 6'3" | 187 | Castricum, Netherlands |
| Gijs Luirink | D | September 12, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Maarten Martens | M | July 2, 1984 | 5'9" | 132 | Eeklo, Belgium |
| Niklas Moisander | D | September 29, 1985 | 6'0" | 170 | Turku, Finland |
| Héctor Moreno | D | January 17, 1988 | 6'1" | 165 | Culiacán, Sinaloa Mexico |
| Graziano Pellè | F | July 15, 1985 | 6'4" | 198 | San Cesario di Lecce, Italy |
| Sébastien Pocognoli | D, M | August 1, 1987 | 5'11" | 161 | Seraing, Belgium |
| Simon Poulsen | D, M | October 7, 1984 | 6'1" | 170 | Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Sergio Romero | G | February 22, 1987 | 6'4" | 190 | Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones Argentina |
| Stijn Schaars | M | January 11, 1984 | 5'10" | 165 | Gendt, Netherlands |
| Gill Swerts | M, D | September 23, 1982 | 5'10" | 165 | Brasschaat, Belgium |
| Nick van der Velden | M | December 16, 1981 | 6'2" | 176 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Marko Vejinović | M | February 3, 1990 | 6'1" | 172 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
