Georginio Wijnaldum

Dutch association football player

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 nameGeorginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum
Date of birth (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthRotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number18
Youth career
1997–2004Sparta Rotterdam
2004–2007Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011Feyenoord111(23)
2011–2015PSV109(40)
2015–2016Newcastle United38(11)
2016–2021Liverpool103(10)
2021–Paris Saint-Germain22(1)
National team
2005–2007Netherlands U1715(4)
2007–2009Netherlands U1917(5)
2009–2013Netherlands U2124(10)
2011–Netherlands85(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 change

Club change

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord2006–07Eredivisie30000030
2007–081012000121
2008–09334306[c]13[d]0455
2009–1031471385
2010–113414102[e]03714
Total11123131813013525
PSV Eindhoven2011–12Eredivisie3286212[e]45014
2012–133314615[e]41[f]14520
2013–14114004[g]0154
2014–153314328[e]24418
Total1094015529101115456
Newcastle United2015–16[3]Premier League381110104011
Liverpool2016–17[4]Premier League3661050426
2017–18[5]331201014[g]1502
2018–19[6]353000012[g]2475
2019–20[7]37400008[g]22[h]0476
2020–21[8]38221109[g]01[i]0513
Total1791651704353023722
Paris Saint-Germain2021–22[9]Ligue 1311105[g]21[j]0383
Roma (loan)2022–23[10]Serie A142009[e]0232
Al-Ettifaq2023–24Saudi Pro League8421105
Career total4909737880941881637124
  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. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 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 change

As of match played 18 June 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands201121
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.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
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  Kazakhstan1–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
51 June 2016Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland29  Poland2–12–1Friendly
64 June 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria30  Austria2–02–0Friendly
71 September 2016Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands31  Greece1–01–2Friendly
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  France1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A
1121 March 2019De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands54  Belarus2–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
126 September 2019Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany58  Germany4–24–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
139 September 2019A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia59  Estonia4–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
1413 October 2019Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus61  Belarus1–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
152–0
1619 November 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands62  Estonia1–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
173–0
184–0
1915 November 2020Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands69  Bosnia and Herzegovina1–03–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A
202–0
2118 November 2020Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland70  Poland2–12–12020–21 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 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands78  Macedonia2–03–0UEFA 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 change

Feyenoord

PSV

Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain

Roma

Netherlands

Individual

References change

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