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Ajax player arrested for family stabbing

Netherlands' forward Quincy Promes celebrates his team's second goal during their Uefa Nations League semi-final match against England at the Afonso Henriques Stadium in Guimaraes on June 6, 2019.

Photo credit: File | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The Amsterdam-born Promes, known for his speed and technical style of playing, joined Ajax last year from Sevilla FC in a 15 million-euro transfer.
  • Before that he played for Spartak in Moscow, where he was named Footballer of the Year in Russia in 2017.
  • He played his first match in Dutch national colours in March 2014 against France.

The Hague

Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a family gathering earlier this year, a Dutch news report said Sunday.