Georginio Wijnaldum

Georginio Gregion Emile "Gini" Wijnaldum (born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. He plays as a midfielder. He was born in Rotterdam, South Holland.

Georginio Wijnaldum
Wijnaldum with the Netherlands in 2016
Personal information
Full name Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum
Date of birth (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 18
Youth career
1997–2004 Sparta Rotterdam
2004–2007 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Feyenoord 111 (23)
2011–2015 PSV 109 (40)
2015–2016 Newcastle United 38 (11)
2016–2021 Liverpool 103 (10)
2021– Paris Saint-Germain 22 (1)
National team‡
2005–2007 Netherlands U17 15 (4)
2007–2009 Netherlands U19 17 (5)
2009–2013 Netherlands U21 24 (10)
2011– Netherlands 85 (26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Wijnaldum played for Eredivisie side Feyenoord in his youth. He went on to became the youngest person to ever player the club when he played his first game in 2007. After playing 134 matches for Feyenoord over five years, he signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2011. He won the KNVB Cup and Eredivisie title during his time at Eredivisie. He also earned the Dutch Footballer of the Year award during his time with PSV. In 2015, Wijnaldum joined Premier League side Newcastle United for £14.5 million. He left the club after their relegation a year later to join Liverpool in a £23 million deal.[2]

Wijnaldum plays for the Netherlands. Since 2011, he has made over 50 caps. He was part of his country's squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2006–07 Eredivisie 3000—00—30
2007–08 10120—00—121
2008–09 33430—6[lower-alpha 3]13[lower-alpha 4]0455
2009–10 31471———385
2010–11 341410—2[lower-alpha 5]0—3714
Total 11123131—813013525
PSV Eindhoven 2011–12 Eredivisie 32862—12[lower-alpha 5]4—5014
2012–13 331461—5[lower-alpha 5]41[lower-alpha 6]14520
2013–14 11400—4[lower-alpha 7]0—154
2014–15 331432—8[lower-alpha 5]2—4418
Total 10940155—29101115456
Newcastle United 2015–16[3] Premier League 38111010——4011
Liverpool 2016–17[4] Premier League 3661050——426
2017–18[5] 331201014[lower-alpha 7]1—502
2018–19[6] 353000012[lower-alpha 7]2—475
2019–20[7] 37400008[lower-alpha 7]22[lower-alpha 8]0476
2020–21[8] 38221109[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 9]0513
Total 1791651704353023722
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22[9] Ligue 1 31110—5[lower-alpha 7]21[lower-alpha 10]0383
Roma (loan) 2022–23[10] Serie A 14200—9[lower-alpha 5]0—232
Al-Ettifaq 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 8421———105
Career total 4909737880941881637124
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Coupe de France, King Cup
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  9. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  10. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International
As of match played 18 June 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201121
201200
201310
2014131
201592
2016113
201791
201882
201998
202083
2021155
202210
202341
Total9027
As of match played 18 June 2023
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnaldum goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Georginio Wijnaldum
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
12 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands1 San Marino11–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
212 July 2014Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil12 Brazil3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup
312 June 2015Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia20 Latvia1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
410 October 2015Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan23 Kazakhstan1–02–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
51 June 2016Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland29 Poland2–12–1Friendly
64 June 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria30 Austria2–02–0 Friendly
71 September 2016Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands31 Greece1–01–2 Friendly
89 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands40 Luxembourg3–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
913 October 2018Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands51 Germany3–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A
1016 November 2018De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands52 France1–02–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
1121 March 2019 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands54 Belarus2–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
126 September 2019Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany58 Germany4–24–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
139 September 2019A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia59 Estonia4–04–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
1413 October 2019Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus61 Belarus1–02–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
152–0
1619 November 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands62 Estonia1–05–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
173–0
184–0
1915 November 2020 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands69 Bosnia and Herzegovina1–03–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
202–0
2118 November 2020Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland70 Poland2–12–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
2230 March 2021Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar73 Gibraltar4–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2313 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands76 Ukraine1–03–2UEFA Euro 2020
2421 June 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands78 Macedonia2–03–0 UEFA Euro 2020
253–0
264 September 2021Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands81 Montenegro3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2718 June 2023De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands90 Italy2–32–32023 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours

Feyenoord

PSV

Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain

Roma

Netherlands

Individual

  • Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2014–15[13]
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19[26]
  • UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 2019[27]
  • Rotterdam Talent of the Year: 2007[28]

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