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Ben Wijnstekers
Personal information
Wijnstekers at Feyenoord in 1982
Full name	Hubertus Johannes Nicolaas Wijnstekers
Date of birth	(1955-08-31) 31 August 1955
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position	Defender
Youth career
	RVAV Overmaas
	Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1988	Feyenoord Rotterdam	352	(14)
1988–1990	RC Mechelen	57	(0)
1990–1991	Germinal Ekeren	7	(0)
International career^‡
1979–1985	Netherlands	36	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2007

Hubertus Johannes Nicolaas "Ben" (or "Bennie") Wijnstekers (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛɱ ˈʋɛinsteːkərs]; born 31 August 1955) is a Dutch retired footballer who was active as a defender. Wijnstekers made his professional debut at Feyenoord Rotterdam on 7 June 1976 against De Graafschap (finale score 8–0).^[1] He also played for K.R.C. Mechelen and Germinal Ekeren.

Wijnstekers earned 36 caps for the Netherlands national football team, scoring one goal, and captaining the team during 19 matches.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1979	3	0
	1980	8	0
	1981	5	0
	1982	4	0
	1983	7	1
	1984	3	0
	1985	6	0
Total		36	1

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnstekers goal.

List of international goals scored by Ben Wijnstekers^[2]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 December 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Malta	2–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification

Feyenoord