Nordin Wooter

Nordin Wooter (born 24 August 1976 in Breda) is a Dutch former footballer of Surinamese descent, who played as a right-winger.

Nordin Wooter
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-24) 24 August 1976
Place of birth Breda, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Youth career
OSV
Zeeburgia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Ajax 58 (6)
1997–1999 Zaragoza 32 (1)
1999–2002 Watford 63 (3)
2002–2003 RBC 29 (2)
2003–2004 Braga 19 (0)
2004 Anorthosis Famagusta 14 (7)
2004–2006 Panathinaikos 21 (1)
2006–2007 Sivasspor 10 (3)
2007–2008 AEK Larnaca 11 (2)
Total 257 (25)
National team
Netherlands under-18
Netherlands under-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wooter started his playing career at Ajax, where he became the first teenager ever to score in a UEFA Champions League semi-final.[1] A spell at La Liga side Real Zaragoza followed, before in 1999 Wooter joined English Premier League club Watford for a then club-record fee of £950,000.[2] He made his debut for Watford in a memorable 1–0 win over Chelsea,[3] and went on to score 3 goals for the club, against Leicester City,[4] Norwich City[5] and Wimbledon.[6]

Wooter also played for the Netherlands under-18 and under-21 teams. He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.

References
  1. Johnston, Neil (8 May 2019). "Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (3-3 on aggregate - Spurs win on away goals): Lucas Moura scores dramatic winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Football: Watford in record buy as Wooter signs for pounds 950,000". The Independent. 14 September 1999.
  3. Longmore, Andrew (18 September 1999). "Smart dumbfounds Chelsea". London: The Independent. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. "Collymore impresses on debut". BBC. 12 February 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. "Watford 4-1 Norwich". BBC. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. "Wimbledon stung at Watford". BBC. 7 September 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2013.


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