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| 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,  Netherlands
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Inter Milan
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| Number | 6 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1997–2002 2002–2009 |
VV Spirit Feyenoord
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 2014–2018 2018– |
Feyenoord Lazio Inter Milan
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135 (7) 95 (8) 64 (6) |
| National team | ||
| 2007–2008 2008–2009 2010–2011 2012 2011–2013 2012– |
Netherlands U16 Netherlands U17 Netherlands U19 Netherlands U20 Netherlands U21 Netherlands
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3 (0) 18 (0) 9 (0) 1 (0) 12 (0) 40 (3) |
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.
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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 |  Spain |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 2. | 9 September 2014 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3. | 31 March 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Spain |
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
- Stefan de Vrij at Soccerway
- Stefan de Vrij profile at Transfermarkt
| Inter Milan squad - 2020–21 |
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1 Handanović (c) · 2 Godín · 5 Gagliardini · 6 De Vrij · 7 Sánchez · 8 Vecino · 9 Lukaku · 10 Martínez · 11 Moses · 12 Sensi · 13 Ranocchia · 15 Young · 18 Asamoah · 20 Borja Valero · 21 Dimarco · 23 Barella · 24 Eriksen · 27 Padelli · 30 Esposito · 31 Pirola · 32 Agoumé · 33 D'Ambrosio · 34 Biraghi · 37 Škriniar · 46 Berni · 77 Brozović · 87 Candreva · 95 Bastoni ·
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| 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
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| Netherlands U21 – 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship |
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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
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