Georginio Wijnaldum
Georginio Gregion Emile "Gini" Wijnaldum (born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. He plays as a midfielder. He was born in Rotterdam, South Holland.
Wijnaldum with the Netherlands in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 18 | ||
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 | 103 | (10) |
2021– | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (4) |
2007–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 17 | (5) |
2009–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 24 | (10) |
2011– | Netherlands | 85 | (26) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019 |
Wijnaldum played for Eredivisie side Feyenoord in his youth. He went on to became the youngest person to ever player the club when he played his first game in 2007. After playing 134 matches for Feyenoord over five years, he signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2011. He won the KNVB Cup and Eredivisie title during his time at Eredivisie. He also earned the Dutch Footballer of the Year award during his time with PSV. In 2015, Wijnaldum joined Premier League side Newcastle United for £14.5 million. He left the club after their relegation a year later to join Liverpool in a £23 million deal.[2]
Wijnaldum plays for the Netherlands. Since 2011, he has made over 50 caps. He was part of his country's squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Feyenoord | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2008–09 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 45 | 5 | |||
2009–10 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||||
2010–11 | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 14 | ||||
Total | 111 | 23 | 13 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 135 | 25 | |||
PSV Eindhoven | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 12[e] | 4 | — | 50 | 14 | ||
2012–13 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 5[e] | 4 | 1[f] | 1 | 45 | 20 | |||
2013–14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
2014–15 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 8[e] | 2 | — | 44 | 18 | ||||
Total | 109 | 40 | 15 | 5 | — | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 56 | |||
Newcastle United | 2015–16[3] | Premier League | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 11 | ||
Liverpool | 2016–17[4] | Premier League | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 6 | ||
2017–18[5] | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14[g] | 1 | — | 50 | 2 | |||
2018–19[6] | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[g] | 2 | — | 47 | 5 | |||
2019–20[7] | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[g] | 2 | 2[h] | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
2020–21[8] | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
Total | 179 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 22 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22[9] | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[g] | 2 | 1[j] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
Roma (loan) | 2022–23[10] | Serie A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
Al-Ettifaq | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
Career total | 490 | 97 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 637 | 124 |
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France, King Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League/EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
International
- As of match played 18 June 2023[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2011 | 2 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 13 | 1 | |
2015 | 9 | 2 | |
2016 | 11 | 3 | |
2017 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | 8 | 2 | |
2019 | 9 | 8 | |
2020 | 8 | 3 | |
2021 | 15 | 5 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 90 | 27 |
- As of match played 18 June 2023
- Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnaldum goal.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 September 2011 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 1 | San Marino | 11–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
2 | 12 July 2014 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | 12 | Brazil | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
3 | 12 June 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 20 | Latvia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
4 | 10 October 2015 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | 23 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
5 | 1 June 2016 | Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 29 | Poland | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6 | 4 June 2016 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 30 | Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
7 | 1 September 2016 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 31 | Greece | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
8 | 9 June 2017 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 40 | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 13 October 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 51 | Germany | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
10 | 16 November 2018 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 52 | France | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A |
11 | 21 March 2019 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | 54 | Belarus | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
12 | 6 September 2019 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany | 58 | Germany | 4–2 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
13 | 9 September 2019 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 59 | Estonia | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
14 | 13 October 2019 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 61 | Belarus | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
15 | 2–0 | ||||||
16 | 19 November 2019 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 62 | Estonia | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
17 | 3–0 | ||||||
18 | 4–0 | ||||||
19 | 15 November 2020 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
20 | 2–0 | ||||||
21 | 18 November 2020 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | 70 | Poland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
22 | 30 March 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | 73 | Gibraltar | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
23 | 13 June 2021 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 76 | Ukraine | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
24 | 21 June 2021 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 78 | FYR Macedonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
25 | 3–0 | ||||||
26 | 4 September 2021 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 81 | Montenegro | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
27 | 18 June 2023 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | 90 | Italy | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals |
Honours
Feyenoord
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2014–15[13]
- KNVB Cup: 2011–12[14]
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2012[15]
Liverpool
- Premier League: 2019–20[16]
- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19;[17] runner-up: 2017–18[18]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019[19]
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019[20]
Paris Saint-Germain
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23[22]
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2014[23][24]
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2018–19[25]
Individual
Georginio Wijnaldum Media
Wijnaldum playing for Feyenoord in 2007
Wijnaldum playing for PSV in 2014
Wijnaldum playing for Liverpool in 2016
Wijnaldum during the victory parade after Liverpool won the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final
Wijnaldum with Liverpool after winning the 2019 UEFA Super Cup
Wijnaldum (right) training alongside Jonathan de Guzman (left) with the Netherlands in 2015
References
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- ↑ Georginio Wijnaldum: Liverpool sign midfielder from Newcastle for £25m. BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36846756. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Georginio Wijnaldum at Soccerway
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, Matt (9 March 2016). "Where are they now? Dutch Footballer of the Year award winners of the last 10 years". Squawka. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "PSV vs. Heracles – 8 April 2012". Soccerway.
- ↑ "PSV v Ajax in pictures". PSV Eindhoven.[dead link]
- ↑ "Georginio Wijnaldum". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 May 2018). Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44258022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ Rose, Gary (14 August 2019). Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49332825. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50869633. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Whitehead, Luke Bosher and Jacob. "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/sevilla-roma-europa-league-final-match-report. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™: Brazil-Netherlands – Overview". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Injured Georginio Wijnaldum To Miss FIFA World Cup 2022: Reports - FIFA World Cup 2022". 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ↑ "Nations League final: Portugal 1–0 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ↑ UEFA Nations League Finals: Team of the Tournament. UEFA. 10 June 2019. https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2607717.html. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ (in nl) Wijnaldum Rotterdams sporttalent. Feyenoord. 19 December 2007. http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/S1/10010000031426-999-10010000000003.aspx. Retrieved 6 October 2009.