Steven Pienaar

Steven Pienaar (born 17 March 1982) is a South African football player. He played for Everton and South Africa national team.

Steven Pienaar

Pienaar warming-up for Everton in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Steven Jerome Pienaar[1]
Date of birth	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sharjah FC (youth)
Youth career
	West Ham Westbury
	Westbury Arsenal
	School of Excellence
	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Ajax Cape Town	24	(6)
2001–2006	Ajax	94	(15)
2006–2008	Borussia Dortmund	25	(0)
2007–2008	→ Everton (loan)	28	(2)
2008–2011	Everton	76	(7)
2011–2012	Tottenham Hotspur	10	(0)
2012	→ Everton (loan)	14	(4)
2012–2016	Everton	71	(7)
2016–2017	Sunderland	15	(0)
2017–2018	Bidvest Wits	4	(0)
Total		361	(41)
International career
1999–2000	South Africa U17[3]	1	(0)
2002–2012	South Africa	61	(3)
Managerial career
2019–2020	SV Robinhood (assistant)
2020–2024	Ajax (youth)
2024–	Sharjah (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 December 2016.^[4][5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax Cape Town	1999–2000	Premier Soccer League	13	5	0	0	0	0	–		–		13	5
	2000–01	Premier Soccer League	11	1	0	0	0	0	–		–		11	1
	Total		24	6	0	0	0	0	–		–		24	6
Ajax	2001–02	Eredivisie	8	1	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	8	1
	2002–03	Eredivisie	31	5	2	0	–		12	2	0	0	45	7
	2003–04	Eredivisie	16	3	0	0	–		5	0	0	0	21	3
	2004–05	Eredivisie	24	4	2	0	–		4	0	1	1	31	5
	2005–06	Eredivisie	15	2	0	0	–		9	0	2	0	26	2
	Total		94	15	4	0	–		30	2	3	1	131	18
Borussia Dortmund	2006–07	Bundesliga	25	0	2	0	–		–		–		27	0
Everton (loan)	2007–08	Premier League	28	2	1	0	3	0	8	0	–		40	2
Everton	2008–09	Premier League	28	2	6	0	0	0	1	0	–		35	2
	2009–10	Premier League	30	4	2	0	0	0	6	3	–		38	7
	2010–11	Premier League	18	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	–		20	1
	Total		104	9	9	0	5	0	15	3	–		133	12
Tottenham Hotspur	2010–11	Premier League	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	–		11	0
	2011–12	Premier League	2	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	–		7	1
	Total		10	0	3	0	0	0	5	1	–		18	1
Everton (loan)	2011–12	Premier League	14	4	–		–		–		–		14	4
Everton	2012–13	Premier League	35	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	–		40	7
	2013–14	Premier League	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		25	1
	2014–15	Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–		11	0
	2015–16	Premier League	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
	Total		85	11	7	1	2	0	2	0	–		96	12
Sunderland	2016–17	Premier League	15	0	0	0	2	0	–		–		17	0
Career total			357	41	26	1	8	0	52	6	3	1	447	49

International career statistics

South Africa national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	1	0
2003	2	0
2004	6	1
2005	8	1
2006	4	0
2007	7	0
2008	7	0
2009	11	0
Total	46	2

Honours

Ajax^[6]

• Eredivisie: 2001–02, 2003–04
• KNVB Cup: 2001–02

Everton

• FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09

Individual

• Ajax CT Young Player of the Season: 2000^[7]
• Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2002–03^[8]
• UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2005–06^[9]
• SAFA Player of the Year: 2009^[10]
• Everton Player of the Season: 2009–10^[11]