World Player of the Week: Mike Havenaar – Japan & Ventforet Kofu

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Bilbao £85.00

Draw £55.00

Barcelona £12.50

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Returns:

Bilbao £95.00

Draw £55.00

Barcelona £12.90

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Returns:

Bilbao £90.00

Draw £50.00

Barcelona £13.00

Bet: £5 £10 £20 £50 £100

Returns:

Bilbao £90.00

Draw £60.00

Barcelona £12.90

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Returns:

Bilbao £87.00

Draw £53.00

Barcelona £12.50

He scored two goals on his first start for Japan in midweek against Tajikistan in an 8-0 victory in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. The 24-year-old headed home Yuichi Komano's cross to give the Asian powerhouse the lead early in the game, before adding his second after the half-time break.

Then, four days later, Havenaar netted another brace, this time in club football. He scored two goals in a 4-0 victory against Cerezo Osaka in the J-League to drag Ventforet Kofu out of the relegation zone.

Havenaar is now the top goalscorer in Japan, and his impressive performances have not gone unnoticed in Europe, with clubs in Germany, France and the Netherlands reportedly monitoring his progress.

Amorebieta produced a brilliant display of defensive fortitude for Venezuela against Argentina in their 2014 World Cup qualifier, and scored the only goal in their 1-0 home victory – his country’s first ever win against the South American giants.

Cassano was on target twice against Northern Ireland in Italy’s final Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday as they won 3-0 in Pescara. He then scored for his club, AC Milan, on Saturday evening as the defending Italian champions defeated Palermo 3-0 at San Siro.

Gameiro scored a hat-trick in PSG’s 3-1 win at Ajaccio in Ligue 1 and helped the ambitious club gain sole control of pole position in the table.

Lionel Messi – Barcelona

The 24-year-old failed to do much of note when Argentina collapsed to an historic 1-0 defeat to Venezuela in their 2014 World Cup qualifier, but bounced back in style as he scored twice against Racing Santander in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory at Camp Nou in the Primera Division. The strikes were Messi’s 195th and 196th for the Catalan giants in all competitions, making him the all-time second highest goalscorer in the club’s history after moving him ahead of the legendary Ladislao Kubala (194).

Brett Holman – Australia & AZ

Holman scored in Australia's 3-0 win over Oman in their 2014 World Cup qualifier and was full of energy throughout the game as he has struck up am impressive partnership with Josh Kennedy. He also netted the opener for AZ in the 2-2 draw with Ajax in the Eredivisie.

Miroslav Klose – Lazio

The Germany international continued to take Serie A by storm as he scored an injury-time winner for Lazio in their 2-1 comeback victory over Roma in the Rome derby on Sunday evening.

Ola Toivonen – Sweden & PSV

Toivonen scored the winner in Sweden's 3-2 win over the Netherlands on Tuesday, securing their place at the Euro 2012 finals, and helped PSV to all three points on Saturday by netting the only goal of the game against Utrecht.

Van Persie scored both goals in Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League, as the Gunners bagged a much-needed three points. The Netherlands international’s first goal was the fastest in the English top-flight this campaign and his second was a stunning free-kick.