Vurnon Anita

Vurnon Anita (born 4 April 1989 in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles) is a Netherlands footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder (football) for AFC Ajax.

In his youth years on Curaçao Anita started to play football at local team CVV Willemstad. After he moved to the Netherlands he started playing for amateur side VV Maarssen. Later he was scouted by AFC Ajax and he joined their world famous youth system.

Anita performed in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru for the Netherlands national football team, where the Dutch became third. As of the 2005-06 season he was promoted into the first team squad of Ajax and on March 19, 2006 he made his Eredivisie in a 3-2 away loss against FC Groningen. That year he also participated in the KNVB Cup, which Ajax went on to win. The following season he added another match to his Eredivisie total, bringing it to two appearances.