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Nigel de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɑjdʒəl də ˈjɔŋ]; born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He joined the Ajax youth academy when he was young and made the first team at age 17.
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Full name | Nigel de Jong[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 November 1984|||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2002 | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Ajax | 96 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Hamburger SV | 66 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Manchester City | 104 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | AC Milan | 79 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | LA Galaxy | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Galatasaray | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Mainz 05 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Al Ahli | 21 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Al-Shahania | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 449 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2015 | Netherlands | 81 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
De Jong moved from Ajax in 2006 to join Hamburg. He then moved to Manchester City in January 2009 for around £18 million.[5] He became an important part of Manchester City's midfield. He has earned a reputation of being combative and feisty player. This got him nicknames like "The Terrier" and "Lawnmower".[6][6][7] He moved to Italian club Milan in August 2012.
On 19 October 2002, de Jong played for the Ajax first team for the first time.[8] He scored his first goal on 18 February 2003 in a 1–1 draw against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League.[9] He started playing in the first team often in the next season. In this season, Ajax won the Eredivisie.[10] In 2004–05, de Jong was named Ajax Player of the Season.[10] Later, after starting in midfield for quite a while, he found himself sitting on the bench more often than being one of the players at the start of a match. On 7 December 2005, it was announced that de Jong did not want to stay with Ajax.[11] His contract with Ajax was due to finish in July 2006.[12]
On 26 January 2006, de Jong signed a four and a half year contract at German Bundesliga club Hamburg. He moved there for about €1 million.[13] He played for Hamburg for the first time two days later. In the match, Hamburg lost 2–1 to Nuremberg.[14] In March 2006, de Jong scored the winning goal in Bayern Munich's first ever loss at the Allianz Arena.[15] The week after, he got his first red card in a UEFA Cup match against Rapid Bucharest.[16] He had to stop playing in April because he needed surgery on a knee problem.[17] The injury also meant that he could not play for the Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup. However, after becoming fit again, he was put on standby.[18]
On 21 January 2009, de Jong moved to Manchester City for around £18 million.[5] He signed a four-and-a-half year contract.[19] He played for the first time against Newcastle United on 28 January 2009.[20] He appeared sixteen times in the Premier League.
De Jong was in the starting team against Arsenal on 12 September 2009.[21] He was given Man of the Match by Sky Sports after Manchester City won 2-1 over Chelsea on 5 December 2009.[22] By the end of the season, the fans liked him. He was one of Roberto Mancini's first picks as defensive midfielder as the team just missed out on the Champions League.[23] De Jong scored his first goal for Manchester City when they won 2-1 against West Ham United on 1 May 2011.[24]
On 31 August 2012, de Jong joined Italian Serie A club Milan. He signed a three-year contract.[25][26]
On 31 March 2004, de Jong played his first game with the Netherlands in a friendly against France. He was not picked to play in UEFA Euro 2004.[10] He missed the 2006 FIFA World Cup because his knee was injured.
He scored his first goal for the Netherlands against Iceland on 6 June 2009 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. This match made the Netherlands go through to the 2010 World Cup.[27]
De Jong was part of the Dutch team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[28] He was one of the starting players for their first match in the competition. In this match, they won 2–0 against Denmark.[29] He was not allowed to play in the semi final against Uruguay because he got his second yellow card in a match against Brazil.[30] He played in the Final, where the Netherlands lost 1–0 to Spain.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
2003–04 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
2004–05 | Eredivisie | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 6 | |
2005–06 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 5 | |
Total | 96 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 126 | 14 | ||
Hamburg | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
2006–07 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
2007–08 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 2 | |
2008–09 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 84 | 5 | ||
Manchester City | 2008–09 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2009–10 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Premier League | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
2011–12 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 36[32] | 1 | |
2012–13 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[32] | 0 | |
Total | 104 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 137 | 2 | ||
A.C. Milan | 2012–13 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
2013–14 | Serie A | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
2014–15 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
2015–16 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 96 | 7 | ||
LA Galaxy | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Galatasaray | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
2017–18 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Mainz 05 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Al Ahli | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
Al Shahaniya | 2019–20 | Qatar Stars League | 23[33] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
Career total | 384 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 7 | 496 | 29 |
Netherlands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 5 | 0 |
2005 | 5 | 0 |
2006 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 5 | 0 |
2008 | 11 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 1 |
2010 | 11 | 0 |
2011 | 6 | 0 |
2012 | 11 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 11 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 81 | 1 |
Scores list Netherlands' tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 June 2009 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Ajax[35]
Manchester City
Netherlands
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