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.jpg) Wijnaldum lining up for the Netherlands in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1990[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Ettifaq | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Feyenoord | 111 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | PSV | 109 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Newcastle United | 38 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Liverpool | 179 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Roma (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Ettifaq | 29 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 24 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Netherlands | 96 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 25 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum (pronounced [ʋɛiˈnɑldʏm]; born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq, which he captains, and the Netherlands national team. He is noted for his high work-rate and impressive technical ability.[4][5][6]
A youth product of Eredivisie side Feyenoord, Wijnaldum became the youngest player ever to represent the club when he made his debut in 2007, and went on to play 134 matches over the course of a five-year spell, winning the KNVB Cup in 2008. Following his departure from Feyenoord, Wijnaldum spent four seasons at PSV, where he won the KNVB Cup in his first season and the Eredivisie in his last, a season where he also earned the Dutch Footballer of the Year award.
In 2015, Wijnaldum joined Premier League side Newcastle United for £14.5 million, before departing a year later to join Liverpool in a £23 million deal. At Liverpool, Wijnaldum took on a role deeper in the midfield than in his previous clubs. In the 2018–19 season, Wijnaldum scored twice against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second leg comeback as Liverpool went through 4–3 on aggregate, and he started as the club were victorious in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.[7][8] In the following season, he played an integral role as Liverpool won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Premier League, the club's first league title in 30 years. Wijnaldum appeared 237 times in a Liverpool shirt and is often regarded as a club legend who played a major part in Liverpool’s successes over his years at the club.[9] Wijnaldum signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 on a free transfer.
Wijnaldum is also a full Dutch international, having earned over 90 caps since making his debut in 2011, and was a member of the squad which finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and runners-up in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Georginio Wijnaldum". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Georginio Wijnaldum: Liverpool's most important player?". MerseySport. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Why is Georginio Wijnaldum so important to Liverpool?". Smarter Scout. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Why Georginio Wijnaldum is Liverpool's most important midfielder". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool beat Spurs to become champions of Europe for sixth time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool 4–0 Barcelona (4–3 agg): Jurgen Klopp's side complete extraordinary comeback". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Jürgen Klopp: Farewell, Gini - you're a Liverpool legend forever". Liverpool Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 13 November 2022.