Georginio Wijnaldum
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Personal information
Date of Birth 11 November 1990
Place of Birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 megabyte ( 5’9 ” )
Position Midfielder

Liverpool statistics
Squad no. 5
Years 2016-2021
Appearances 237
Goals 22

Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum ( hold 11 November 1990 ) is a dutch international football player who played as a midfielder for Liverpool, signing from Newcastle in 2016. Wijnaldum cursorily became a keystone member of the police squad, and was a pillar in the side that won the Champions League and the Premier League, before departing to join PSG at the end of his compress in 2021 .

Liverpool career

In the summer of 2016, Liverpool were linked with Georginio Wijnaldum, who had scored eleven goals for a relegate Newcastle side the temper anterior. The Dutchman had appeared in a diverseness of roles for the Geordies, and despite a set of criticism from Newcastle fans it was made clear that Jurgen Klopp was interest in signing him. in the first place there were a lot of reports that it would be a ‘player ( south ) plus cash deal ‘, with Lucas and Jon Flanagan both being linked with a move aside, but on 22 July 2016 it was confirmed that Wijnaldum had signed for the club for a report tip of around £25,000,000. The Dutchman took the number 5 shirt for the 2016-17 season, concluding tire by Daniel Agger.

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On 31 July 2016, Wijnaldum made his Liverpool debut, starting in a 2-0 friendly win over AC Milan. He made his competitive introduction on 14 August 2016, starting in a 4-3 open sidereal day win at Arsenal. Wijnaldum assisted Adam Lallana ‘s goal with a estimable forward pass ball across the penalty area. Due to unfortunate luck with wound, Wijnaldum had to wait until 6 November 2016 to open his explanation for the Reds, tapping into an empty net income to round off a 6-1 win over Watford. On 31 December 2016, Wijnaldum scored the winning goal with a bullet train header in a 1-0 victory over title rivals Manchester City. precisely a calendar month later, Wijnaldum scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea, another heading. A week subsequently, Wijnaldum put in a widely acclaimed operation in a 2-0 win over Tottenham, and assisted Sadio Mane ‘s undoer. Wijnaldum continued his commodity form at home to top sides on 4 March 2017, when he scored the vital third base finish to cap off a well worked anticipate attack and give Liverpool a 3-1 acquire over Arsenal. A workweek later, the Dutchman netted the counterweight in an eventual 2-1 win over Burnley. On 14 May 2017, Wijnaldum picked up two assists in a full of life 4-0 win away to West Ham. He besides played a big character in another goal, with a outstanding retentive range dipping volley striking the crossbar. A week late, the Dutchman continued his big form, opening the score with a vital fall upon in a eventual 3-0 gain against Middlesbrough, which secured Champions League qualification, while besides assisting Adam Lallana ‘s feat to finish his debut campaign with 6 goals and 11 assists. Wijnaldum began the 2017-18 season as a starter in the Liverpool midfield, but made a costly err on the opening day, allowing Watford to equalise late on on the opening day of the season. On 28 October 2017, Wijnaldum scored his first goal of the season, rounding off a 3-0 winnings over Huddersfield with a powerful coating into the top corner. On 2 May 2018, Wijnaldum scored his first goal away from home as a Liverpool actor, heading in the irregular in a 4-2 frustration at Roma, as Liverpool headed to the Champions League concluding with a 7-6 aggregate victory. Wijnaldum began the 2018-19 season in the starting batting order, being preferred as the bass midfield musician over Fabinho and Jordan Henderson. On 15 September, Wijnaldum headed in his first gear Premier League goal since he arrived at Newcastle in 2015, opening the score in an eventual 2-1 gain away to Tottenham. Two weeks former, Wijnaldum made his hundredth appearance for the club, starting in a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea. On 9 February 2019, Wijnaldum scored his first Anfield goal in over a year, audaciously lobbing the goalkeeper to grab Liverpool ‘s second in a 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

On 21 April 2019, Wijnaldum smashed in a critical opening goal in a 2-0 acquire aside to Cardiff, volleying in after a depleted Trent Alexander-Arnold corner found him in space. just over two weeks late, Wijnaldum started on the substitutes bench for the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, with the Reds ‘ 3-0 down on aggregate to Barcelona. With Liverpool a goal up on the night, the Dutchman came on at half-time, replacing the injured Andy Robertson. Within ten minutes of the restart, Wijnaldum met a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross on the edge of the box, and fired it past the goalkeeper to halve the deficit. Two minutes late, he rose senior high school to meet another crabbed, and headed it perfectly into the crown corner, putting Liverpool 3-0 up and levelling it on aggregate. The Reds went on to win the draw 4-3, and progressed into a second consecutive Champions League final. On 28 September 2019, Wijnaldum scored the only goal in a gain off to Sheffield Utd, with his mighty hit slipping through the custodian ’ sulfur compass, to continue Liverpool ’ s 100 % league phonograph record to start the season. On 4 December 2019, Wijnaldum scored his inaugural Merseyside Derby goal, rounding off a 5-2 win with a all right finish in the final infinitesimal .

Honours

liverpool

  • Premier League: 1 (2019-20)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (2019)
  • FIFA Club World Cup: 1 (2019)
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1 (2019)

individual

  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 1 (2018-19)
  • Standard Chartered Player of the Month: 2 (January 2017, March 2017)

Stats

Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2016-17 36 6 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 42 6
2017-18 33 1 2 0 1 0 14 1 0 0 50 2
2018-19 35 3 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 47 5
2019-20 37 4 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 0 47 6
2020-21 38 2 2 1 1 0 9 0 1 0 51 3
Total 179 16 5 1 7 0 44 5 2 0 237 22

  • Georginio Wijnaldum player profile at LFCHistory.net