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Steven Pienaar
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03 / South Africa · 2002–2012

Steven Pienaar

CM box-to-boxleader
Caps · South Africa
61
Goals · South Africa
3
Life
1982
Clubs
AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Everton
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for South Africa
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Everton's thousandth Premier League goal was a Pienaar header against Tottenham on 9 December 2012, scored in the blue shirt he wore for 203 games while he and Leighton Baines ran the left touchline together. Career record: 61 caps and 3 goals for South Africa; club career at AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Everton.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q193488
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Career record

1999–2001Cape Town Spurs
2001–2006AFC Ajax
2006–2008Borussia Dortmund
2007–2011Everton
2011–2012Tottenham Hotspur
2012–2016Everton
2016–2017Sunderland A.F.C.
2017–2018Bidvest Wits
South Africa61 caps, 3 goals

Sources

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South Africa legends whose careers overlapped Pienaar's

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Around Pienaar in the almanac

One rank above: Lucas Radebe at #2.

One rank below: Doctor Khumalo at #4.

South Africa's editorial top five: Benni McCarthy · Lucas Radebe · Steven Pienaar · Doctor Khumalo · Itumeleng Khune.

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