Dutch association football player

Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum ( né Boateng ; born 11 November 1990 ) is a dutch professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 golf club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. A youth product of Eredivisie side Feyenoord, Wijnaldum became the youngest player ever to represent the cabaret 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 Eindhoven, where he won the KNVB Cup in his first season and the Eredivisie in his final, a temper where he besides 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 class late to join Liverpool in a £23 million cover. At Liverpool, Wijnaldum took on a function bass in the midfield than in his previous clubs. In the 2018–19 season, Wijnaldum scored doubly against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final second peg rejoinder as Liverpool went through 4–3 on aggregate, and he started as the cabaret were triumphant in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the follow temper, he played an integral function as Liverpool won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Premier League, the club ‘s beginning league deed in 30 years. Wijnaldum signed for french club Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 on a rid transportation. Wijnaldum is besides a wide Dutch international, having earned over seventy caps since making his debut in 2011, and was a member of the squad which finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and runner-up in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League .

early life [edit ]

Wijnaldum was born and raised in Rotterdam, South Holland. [ 6 ] When he was six years erstwhile, his parents, who are both of Surinamese descent, went through a divorce resulting in his mother moving to Amsterdam. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] however, Wijnaldum decided to stay in Rotterdam and moved in with his grandma, where he lived for the remainder of his childhood. [ 8 ] In Wijnaldum ‘s younger years, he never showed concern in football. He never played with a musket ball or watched football on television receiver. His ambition was to become a gymnast or acrobat. This changed when Wijnaldum ‘s cousin asked him to come to Sparta Rotterdam ‘s opening day with him ; then he was invited to the Sparta Rotterdam young academy and his love for football started to grow slowly. [ 9 ] Wijnaldum has two younger brothers, one of whom, Giliano Wijnaldum, most recently played for Sparta Rotterdam, angstrom good as a stepbrother, Rajiv van La Parra, who most recently played for Red Star Belgrade. [ 10 ] Wijnaldum was once known as Georginio Boateng, but following his mother ‘s disassociate, he took her inaugural identify ( Wijnaldum ). [ 11 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

At old age six, Wijnaldum developed himself quickly at Sparta Rotterdam, winning two championship titles in his first two seasons. Soon Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord showed interest in the child, but Wijnaldum declined all offers : “ I did n’t watch football on television and I did n’t know any of the first team players of Sparta or any of the top golf club. I only knew the real celebrated players of Oranje, so the offers did n’t impress me a lot. I had a good clock time at Sparta, I wanted to stay. ” After playing for Sparta Rotterdam for seven seasons and representing the Netherlands at assorted youth levels, Wijnaldum decided to accept a new Feyenoord propose. He was convinced playing for Feyenoord was better for his development as a football player and believed in Feyenoord ‘s sight. [ 9 ] At Feyenoord, Wijnaldum joined a successful generation with the likes of Leroy Fer and Luís Pedro. Wijnaldum stood out as an exceptional endowment. In January 2007, a few weeks after turning 16, Wijnaldum was invited to the first team ‘s train camp in Belek, Turkey, by Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman. [ 12 ]

Feyenoord [edit ]

Wijnaldum playing for Feyenoord in 2007 On 8 April 2007, Wijnaldum made his official introduction in Feyenoord ‘s starting line-up in the 4–0 Eredivisie dwelling defeat to Groningen. [ 13 ] At the senesce of 16 and 148 days, Wijnaldum became the youngest actor always to play in Feyenoord ‘s inaugural team and was chosen Feyenoord ‘s man of the match. On 2 December 2007, Wijnaldum scored his foremost Eredivisie goal for Feyenoord, against Heracles Almelo in a 6–0 family acquire. [ 14 ] In the 2008–09 season, Wijnaldum made his official european introduction. On 18 September 2008, he was named in the starting line-up in the 1–0 UEFA Cup home loss to Kalmar FF. [ 15 ] On 2 October 2008, he scored his beginning european goal for Feyenoord in the render couple over Kalmar FF, which resulted in a 1–2 winnings and a station in the competition ‘s group stage. [ 16 ] On 6 March 2009, Wijnaldum signed a fresh shrink at Feyenoord which would have kept him at De Kuip until summer 2012. [ 17 ] On 27 February 2011, he helped his struggling Feyenoord to a 5–1 demolition of Groningen, scoring four goals. He scored two goals from open play in the first half and two more from the penalty topographic point to add his sum for the season to eight goals. [ 18 ]

PSV [edit ]

Wijnaldum playing for PSV in 2014 On 29 June 2011, the technical director of Feyenoord announced the club had reached a transfer deal for Wijnaldum reported to be deserving €5 million with PSV. [ 19 ] On the open sidereal day of the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, Wijnaldum made his debut for PSV in a 3–1 personnel casualty against AZ. [ 20 ] On 21 August 2011, Wijnaldum scored his first base finish for PSV in a 3–0 victory against ADO Den Haag. Since joining the clubhouse, Wijnaldum established himself in the starting 11 as he scored goals and develop assists from his attacking character in midfield in Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League. After the retirement of Mark van Bommel and the departure of Kevin Strootman in the summer of 2013, Wijnaldum was named PSV ‘s captain for the 2013–14 Eredivisie season. however, he played barely 11 matches that year, scoring four goals, due to a back injury. For the 2014–15 Eredivisie season, Wijnaldum returned to wax fitness and captained PSV to their first Eredivisie title since 2008 .

newcastle United [edit ]

On 11 July 2015, Wijnaldum joined English Premier League club Newcastle United on a five-year contract, for a reported transfer tip of £14.5 million, making him the most expensive sign of Mike Ashley ‘s possession. [ 21 ] Wijnaldum made his debut on 9 August as Newcastle began the season with a 2–2 home draw against Southampton, heading in a finish from Gabriel Obertan ‘s cross. [ 22 ] He would score his second Newcastle goal in a 2–2 puff with Chelsea on 26 September. [ 23 ] On 18 October, Wijnaldum scored four goals in a 6–2 home winnings over Norwich City, [ 24 ] becoming lone the second Newcastle musician to score more than three goals in a Premier League match. [ 25 ] Wijnaldum was considered the actor of the couple in a game against Liverpool when he forced Martin Škrtel into an own goal ampere well as scoring himself in a 2–0 gain. [ 26 ] He scored against Manchester United in a 3–3 draw on 12 January 2016, [ 27 ] and again four days later in a 2–1 gain against West Ham United, [ 28 ] and late scored doubly against Tottenham Hotspur in a 5–1 succeed on the concluding day of the season, finishing the season as Newcastle ‘s top goalscorer. [ 29 ] however, after the season, Newcastle were relegated to the Championship .
Wijnaldum playing for Liverpool in 2016

liverpool [edit ]

On 22 July 2016, Wijnaldum returned to the Premier League, signing for Liverpool on a five-year contract, for an initial £23 million with a far £2 million in conditional add-ons. He was given the number 5 shirt. [ 30 ] [ 31 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

Wijnaldum made his Premier League debut for Liverpool against Arsenal on 14 August 2016, where he played 80 minutes and provided an aid for Adam Lallana before being replaced by Kevin Stewart. [ 32 ] He scored his first goal for the cabaret in a 6–1 thrashing of Watford on 6 November. [ 33 ] On 31 December, he scored the match ‘s alone goal with a knock-down header in Liverpool ‘s 1–0 acquire over Manchester City to take Liverpool four points clear in second gear. He was highly praised for his finish. [ 34 ] Wijnaldum sealed Liverpool ‘s 3–1 acquire over Arsenal on 4 March 2017 with a close-range finish in arrest time. [ 35 ] In the concluding pit of the 2016–17 Premier League season, with Liverpool needing a acquire over Middlesbrough to secure a top-four coating and a 2017–18 UEFA Champions League mooring, Wijnaldum opened the scoring with a first-half stop time goal as Liverpool won 3–0. [ 36 ]
Wijnaldum playing for Liverpool in 2017

2017–18 season [edit ]

On 28 October 2017, Wijnaldum scored his first goal of the 2017–18 temper, scoring the third base goal in Liverpool ‘s 3–0 gain over newly-promoted Huddersfield Town. [ 37 ] On 2 May 2018, Wijnaldum scored his first away finish since May 2015, and his inaugural for an english cabaret, when he netted in a 7–6 aggregate victory over Roma to help Liverpool advancement to the final of the 2017–18 Champions League. [ 38 ] His goal besides saw Liverpool break the rival ‘s record for the most goals scored in a unmarried campaign, with the club ‘s run of 46 surpassing the record of 45 previously held by Barcelona. [ 39 ] Wijnaldum played for Liverpool in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, playing the wax 90 minutes as Liverpool lost 1–3. [ 40 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

On 15 September 2018, Wijnaldum scored his first ever Premier League away goal, scoring the opening finish in a 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] He made his hundredth appearance for the club on 29 September in a 1–1 Premier League draw with Chelsea. [ 43 ] On 14 April 2019, and against the lapp opposition, he made his hundredth Premier League appearance for Liverpool. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] notably coming on as a substitute in the second branch of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, Wijnaldum scored doubly in two minutes to draw Barcelona 3–3 on aggregate before Divock Origi ‘s second finish of the night sent Liverpool to the final. [ 46 ] In the final examination, Liverpool went on to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–0. [ 47 ]

2019–20 season [edit ]

At the start of the 2019–20 temper, Wijnaldum was first gear option in Liverpool ‘s competitive midfield excerpt. Following Manchester City ‘s FA Cup and League double the previous season, Liverpool were invited to the 2019 FA Community Shield as the league runner-up. [ 48 ] Wijnaldum was named in the originate lineup, playing the fully equal and was one of Liverpool ‘s punishment takers in the subsequent penalty shoot-out but missed what turned out to be the all-important punishment as Man City won 5–4 on spot-kicks. [ 49 ] After starting against Norwich City in the Red ‘s opening Premier League game, [ 50 ] he was on the bench for the 2019 UEFA Super Cup which Liverpool had qualified for via last seasons Champions League win. [ 51 ] Wijnaldum was brought on for James Milner in the 64th hour. He played the remainder of the game but was not included among the penalty takers for the result shoot-out. liverpool ended up winning 6–5 on penalties as Wijnaldum won his second trophy in three months. [ 52 ] On 4 December 2019, fair two days after being voted 26th in the polls for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award, Wijnaldum scored for Liverpool in the golf club ‘s 5–2 Merseyside bowler hat win over Everton as Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in league football to a club-record 32 matches. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] He was one of Liverpool ‘s key players as they won their first league title in 30 years, playing in all but one of the cabaret ‘s 38 Premier League matches, scoring four goals. [ 55 ] [ 56 ]

2020–21 season [edit ]

During the 2020–21 season, Wijnaldum scored 3 goals in 51 appearances in all competitions for Liverpool. He helped the club make the quarter-finals of the Champions League and secure a touch for the follow season in the contest. [ 57 ] On 23 May 2021, Wijnaldum played his final examination match for Liverpool, a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace. Manager Jürgen Klopp officially confirmed his departure from the club at the end of his contract. [ 58 ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

On 7 June 2021, Wijnaldum signed a three-year condense with Ligue 1 golf club Paris Saint-Germain ( PSG ), as reported by Fabrizio Romano and The Guardian. PSG reportedly “ hijacked ” a move for the midfielder by La Liga cabaret Barcelona, offering him “ doubly the engage ” Barcelona had offered. [ 59 ] The move was formally announced on 10 June, [ 60 ] and Wijnaldum ’ mho display at PSG was on 22 July. He chose the number 18 jersey. [ 61 ] Wijnaldum scored his first two goals for PSG in a 2–2 Champions League draw against RB Leipzig on 3 November 2021. [ 62 ]

International career [edit ]

young [edit ]

Wijnaldum was one of the samara players of the Netherlands under-17 team on the 2007 UEFA european Under-17 Championship in Belgium. however, the team finished third in their group behind England and Belgium, failing to qualify for the smasher degree. cursorily after the tournament, Wijnaldum was selected for the Netherlands under-19 police squad. Despite excellent individual performances, the team underachieved and failed to qualify for the 2008 UEFA european Under-19 Championship in the Czech Republic and 2009 UEFA european Under-19 Championship in Ukraine. On 12 November 2008, the young midfielder got invited to the Netherlands B by coach Johan Neeskens. Wijnaldum had to deny the invitation due to an injury. [ 63 ] Wijnaldum had to deny his first Netherlands under-21 invitation on 9 August 2009. [ 64 ] He received an invitation for the friendly match against England by coach Cor Pot. [ 65 ] Wijnaldum made his official Netherlands under-21 debut on 4 September 2009 in the 2011 UEFA european Under-21 Championship reservation match against Finland, which ended in a 2–0 victory .

senior [edit ]

On 30 May 2011, Wijnaldum was named in the Netherlands senior police squad for friendlies against Brazil and Uruguay, but did not play in either match. [ 66 ] He made his international introduction in the peer against San Marino on 2 September 2011, appearing as a substitute in the 86th moment and promptly scoring the final goal in an 11–0 winnings. [ 67 ] Wijnaldum was a member of the Netherlands team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and scored his second goal for the nation in a 3–0 win against Brazil in the third-place play-off. [ 68 ] On 9 September 2018, he made his fiftieth appearance for the Netherlands in a 2–1 UEFA Nations League loss to France. [ 69 ] In November 2019, following racist pervert aimed at Ahmad Mendes Moreira in the Eredivisie, Wijnaldum celebrated an international goal by gesturing at his clamber coloring material in documentation of Mendes Moreira. [ 70 ] In November 2020, following an front tooth cruciate ligament wound to captain and club teammate Virgil avant-garde Dijk, Wijnaldum was named master of the Netherlands team in his absence. [ 71 ] On 23 June 2021, during the Euro 2020, Wijnaldum announced that he would wear a rainbow armband under the motto “ One Love ” during the Netherlands ‘ game of the Round of 16 in a show of solidarity to both the LGBT community and german captain Manuel Neuer who had a lawsuit opened against him at UEFA for wearing the rainbow armband. The shell was late dismissed. [ 72 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 6 November 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 16 November 2021[80]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

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

Total
85
26

As of match played 4 September 2021. Scores and results list Netherlands’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnaldum goal.[81]

Honours [edit ]

Feyenoord
PSV
Liverpool
Netherlands
Individual

References [edit ]