General |
Stefan de Vrij | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Stefan de Vrij | |
Date of birth: | 5 February 1992 | |
Place of birth: | Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
Playing position: | Centre back | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 6 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1997–2002 2002–2009 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2009–2014 2014–2018 2018– |
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135 95 (8) 124 (7) | (7)
National team | ||
2007–2008 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012 2011–2013 2012– |
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18 (0) 9 (0) 1 (0) 12 (0) 40 (3) | 3 (0)
Stefan de Vrij (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Inter Milan and the Netherlands national team.
He began his career at his local club VV Spirit, and debuted as a professional for Feyenoord aged 17. He spent five seasons at the Eredivisie club, serving briefly as captain, before joining Lazio in July 2014. Despite getting injured which made him out for almost entire of the 2015–16 season, he bounced back and became an important player in the team. After spending four years with the Roman club, de Vrij signed for Inter on a free transfer.
International career[]
Senior national team[]
On 7 May 2012, De Vrij was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad. However, he didnt make ít through the final cut. On 15 August 2012, De Vrij made his debut under new manager Louis van Gaal in the 4–2 loss against Belgium in a friendly match.
He was one of four Feyenoord defenders named in Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the Netherlands' first match of the tournament, against Spain on 13 June, he gave away a penalty after 26 minutes by fouling Diego Costa, which Xabi Alonso converted to put Spain 1-0 up. The Dutch fought back, and De Vrij scored their third goal, the first of his international career, as the Dutch eventually won with 5–1. De Vrij played in all of the Netherlands' matches as they eventually finished in third place. He and Arjen Robben were the two Dutch players selected to the Team of the Tournament.
In the Netherlands' first game of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification away to the Czech Republic on 9 September 2014, De Vrij equalised with a header from Daley Blind's cross but the Dutch lost 2–1. He headed the team into the lead after 13 minutes in an eventual 2–0 win over Spain in a friendly at the Amsterdam ArenA on 31 March 2015, also wearing the captain's armband after Wesley Sneijder's substitution.
International goals
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 June 2014 | Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | ![]() |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
2. | 9 September 2014 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
3. | 31 March 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Lazio
International[]
- Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2014
Individual[]
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2014
- Thorbecke Sporttalent: 2009
- Serie A Best Defender: 2019–20
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20
External links[]
Inter Milan squad - 2024–25 |
1 Sommer · 2 Dumfries · 6 De Vrij · 7 Zieliński · 8 Arnautović · 9 Thuram · 10 L. Martínez · 11 Correa · 12 Di Gennaro · 13 J. Martínez · 15 Acerbi · 16 Frattesi · 17 Buchanan · 20 Çalhanoğlu · 21 Asllani · 22 Mkhitaryan · 23 Barella · 28 Pavard · 30 Carlos Augusto · 31 Bisseck · 32 Dimarco · 36 Darmian · 42 Palacios · 95 Bastoni · 99 Taremi · Manager:![]() |
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Netherlands – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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 U21 – 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship |
1. Zoet
2. Van Rhijn
3. De Vrij
4. Martins Indi
5. Blind
6. Clasie
7. Jozefzoon
8. Strootman
9. De Jong
10. Maher
11. John
12. Leerdam
13. Van der Hoorn
14. Nuytinck
15. Wijnaldum
16. Bizot
17. Fer
18. Van Ginkel
19. Vilhena
20. Van Aanholt
21. Hoesen
22. Depay
23. Marsman
Manager: |
Netherlands – UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi-finals |
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 |