| General |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum | |
| Date of birth: | 11 November 1990 | |
| Place of birth: | Rotterdam,  Netherlands
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| Height: | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Al-Ettifaq
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| Number: | 25 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997–2004 2004–2007 |
Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 2011–2015 2015–2016 2016–2021 2021–2023 2022–2023 2023– |
Feyenoord PSV Newcastle United Liverpool Paris Saint-Germain → Roma (loan) Al-Ettifaq
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111 (23) 109 (40) 38 (11) 179 (16) 31 (1) 14 (2) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2011– |
Netherlands U17 Netherlands U19 Netherlands U21 Netherlands
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15 (4) 17 (5) 24 (10) 90 (27) |
Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum (born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the Netherlands national team. Lauded as one of the best midfielders in the world during his prime, he is noted for his high work-rate and impressive technical ability.
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 following the club's relegation 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. 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. Wijnaldum signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 on a free transfer.
Wijnaldum is also a full Dutch international, having earned 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.
Honours[]
Feyenoord
- KNVB Cup: 2007–08
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2014–15
- KNVB Cup: 2011–12
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2012
Liverpool
- Premier League: 2019–20
- UEFA Champions League: 2018–19; unner-up: 2017–18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2019
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2019
Paris Saint-Germain
Roma
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2014
- UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2018–19
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2014–15
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
- UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 2019
- Rotterdam Talent of the Year: 2007
External links[]
- Georginio Wijnaldum at Liverpool F.C. website
Georginio Wijnaldum profile at Soccerbase
| AS Roma squad - 2024–25 |
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3 Angeliño · 4 Cristante · 5 Ndicka · 7 Pellegrini (c) · 11 Dovbyk · 12 Saud · 14 Shomurodov · 15 Hummels · 16 Paredes · 17 Koné · 18 Soulé · 19 Çelik · 21 Dybala · 22 Hermoso · 23 Mancini · 26 Dahl · 28 Le Fée · 35 Baldanzi · 56 Saelemaekers · 59 Zalewski · 61 Pisilli · 66 Sangaré · 89 Marin · 92 El Shaarawy · 98 Ryan · 99 Svilar · Manager: Claudio Ranieri |
| Netherlands
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| Netherlands – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Cillessen
2. Vlaar
3. De Vrij
4. Martins Indi
5. Blind
6. De Jong
7. Janmaat
8. De Guzmán
9. Van Persie (c)
10. Sneijder
11. Robben
12. Verhaegh
13. Veltman
14. Kongolo
15. Kuyt
16. Clasie
17. Lens
18. Fer
19. Huntelaar
20. Wijnaldum
21. Memphis
22. Vorm
23. Krul
Manager: |
| Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16 |
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1. Stekelenburg
2. Veltman
3. De Ligt
4. Aké
5. Wijndal
6. De Vrij
7. Berghuis
8. Wijnaldum (c)
9. L. de Jong
10. Depay
11. Promes
12. Van Aanholt
13. Krul
14. Klaassen
15. De Roon
16. Gravenberch
17. Blind
18. Malen
19. Weghorst
21. F. de Jong
22. Dumfries
23. Bizot
24. Koopmeiners
25. Timber
26. Gakpo
Manager: |
| Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi-finals |
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1. Verbruggen
2. Geertruida
3. De Ligt
4. Van Dijk (c)
5. Aké
6. De Vrij
7. Simons
8. Wijnaldum
9. Weghorst
10. Depay
11. Gakpo
12. Frimpong
13. Bijlow
14. Reijnders
15. Van de Ven
16. Veerman
17. Blind
18. Malen
19. Brobbey
20. Maatsen
21. Zirkzee
22. Dumfries
23. Flekken
24. Schouten
25. Bergwijn
26. Gravenberch |