10 Facts About Victor Sikora

Victor Tadeusz Sikora was born on 11 April 1978 and is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Victor Sikora quickly grew out to become a prolific scorer from midfield, prompting a move to Vitesse in 1999 before being signed by Dutch giants Ajax in 2002, where he appeared in the UEFA Champions League group stage together with players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Rafael van der Vaart and Wesley Sneijder.

Victor Sikora earned six caps for the Netherlands between 2001 and 2002.

At the Arnhem based club, Victor Sikora quickly established himself in midfield and his first season with the club he appeared in 28 league games in which he scored eight goals.

Victor Sikora made 17 league appearances in which he scored twice as Ajax lifted the 2002 Johan Cruyff Shield that year, as they finished runners-up in the league and stranded in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup against Feyenoord.

Victor Sikora, who was mostly used in defensive midfield, made a total of 27 league appearances and five goals and was thus instrumental in Ajax securing their 29th title in club history.

Victor Sikora was injured after only two league games and out for several weeks after a meniscus tear in his right knee.

Victor Sikora made a return after one month, but failed to establish himself as first-team regular and towards the end of the season he appeared during three league games, in which he was unable to make the final whistle and had to be substituted early on.

Victor Sikora made 17 A-League appearances before December 2009 in which he scored four goals.

Victor Sikora has earned six caps with the Netherlands, with his first appearance coming in a February 2001 friendly against Turkey, and the last in 2002 against the United States.