Nigel de Jong

Retired
Last club: Al-Shahania SC Retired since: Jul 1, 2021

Date of birth/Age: Nov 30, 1984 (39)
Place of birth: Amsterdam
Citizenship: Netherlands

Height: 1,74 m
Position: Defensive Midfield

Former International: Netherlands
Caps/Goals: 81 / 1

Currently working as:

Sporting Director Club: Netherlands

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Netherlands
6		Netherlands	Mar 31, 2004	81	1	Dick Advocaat	19 years 04 months 01 day
	Netherlands U21
-		Netherlands U21	-	7	-
	Netherlands U19
-		Netherlands U19	-	8	-
	Netherlands U17
-		Netherlands U17	-	3	-

Stats of Nigel de Jong

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			81	1	-	-	14	24	17	-	-	-	5.735'	5.735'
	International Friendlies	35	-	-	-	10	11	6	-	-	-	-	2.235'
	World Cup qualification	16	1	-	-	2	4	4	-	-	-	1.186'	1.186'
	European Qualifiers	13	-	-	-	2	4	2	-	-	-	-	875'
	World Cup	11	-	-	-	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	888'
	EURO	6	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	551'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 18, 2004	Netherlands	USA	1:0	on the bench
		Rotterdam	Mar 31, 2004	Netherlands	France	0:0			69'		21'
		Eindhoven	Apr 28, 2004	Netherlands	Greece	4:0	Not in squad
		Eindhoven	May 29, 2004	Netherlands	Belgium	0:1	Not in squad
		Lausanne	Jun 1, 2004	Netherlands	Faroe Islands	3:0	Not in squad
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 5, 2004	Netherlands	Ireland	0:1	Not in squad
		Solna, Stockholm	Aug 18, 2004	Sweden	Netherlands	2:2	RB			70'	70'
		Utrecht	Sep 3, 2004	Netherlands	Liechtenstein	3:0	Not in squad
		Birmingham	Feb 9, 2005	England	Netherlands	0:0	on the bench
		Rotterdam	Aug 17, 2005	Netherlands	Germany	2:2	on the bench
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 12, 2005	Netherlands	Italy	1:3			61'		29'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 1, 2006	Netherlands	Ecuador	1:0	Not in squad
		Rotterdam	May 27, 2006	Netherlands	Cameroon	1:0	Not in squad
		Eindhoven	Jun 1, 2006	Netherlands	Mexico	2:1	Not in squad
		Rotterdam	Jun 4, 2006	Netherlands	Australia	1:1	Not in squad
		Dublin	Aug 16, 2006	Ireland	Netherlands	0:4			46'		45'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 15, 2006	Netherlands	England	1:1	Not in squad
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 7, 2007	Netherlands	Russia	4:1	DM			63'	63'
		Seoul	Jun 2, 2007	South Korea	Netherlands	0:2			84'		6'
		Bangkok	Jun 6, 2007	Thailand	Netherlands	1:3			61'		29'
		Carouge	Aug 22, 2007	Switzerland	Netherlands	2:1	Not in squad
		Split	Feb 6, 2008	Croatia	Netherlands	0:3			71'		19'
		Wien	Mar 26, 2008	Austria	Netherlands	3:4	on the bench
		Rotterdam	May 24, 2008	Netherlands	Ukraine	3:0			73'		17'
		Eindhoven	May 29, 2008	Netherlands	Denmark	1:1			46'		45'
		Rotterdam	Jun 1, 2008	Netherlands	Wales	2:0			46'		45'
		Moskau	Aug 20, 2008	Russia	Netherlands	1:1	DM				90'
		Eindhoven	Sep 6, 2008	Netherlands	Australia	1:2	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 19, 2008	Netherlands	Sweden	3:1	Inner knee ligament tear
		Tunis	Feb 11, 2009	Tunisia	Netherlands	1:1	DM	51'		59'	59'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Aug 12, 2009	Netherlands	England	2:2	DM				90'
		Enschede	Sep 5, 2009	Netherlands	Japan	3:0	DM	36'			90'
		Sydney	Oct 10, 2009	Australia	Netherlands	0:0	Not in squad
		Pescara	Nov 14, 2009	Italy	Netherlands	0:0	DM	34'			90'
		Heerenveen	Nov 18, 2009	Netherlands	Paraguay	0:0	DM	31'		46'	45'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 3, 2010	Netherlands	USA	2:1	DM	31'		60'	60'
		Freiburg im Breisgau	May 26, 2010	Netherlands	Mexico	2:1	Not in squad
		Rotterdam	Jun 1, 2010	Netherlands	Ghana	4:1	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 5, 2010	Netherlands	Hungary	6:1	DM				90'
		Donetsk	Aug 11, 2010	Ukraine	Netherlands	1:1	Not in squad
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 17, 2010	Netherlands	Türkiye	1:0	Not in squad
		Eindhoven	Feb 9, 2011	Netherlands	Austria	3:1	Not in squad
		Goiânia	Jun 4, 2011	Brazil	Netherlands	0:0	DM			64'	64'
		Montevideo	Jun 8, 2011	Uruguay	Netherlands	1:1	DM	57'		64'	64'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 11, 2011	Netherlands	Switzerland	0:0	DM				90'
		Hamburg	Nov 15, 2011	Germany	Netherlands	3:0	DM		64'		26'
		London	Feb 29, 2012	England	Netherlands	2:3	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	May 26, 2012	Netherlands	Bulgaria	1:2	DM			85'	85'
		Rotterdam	May 30, 2012	Netherlands	Slovakia	2:0	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 2, 2012	Netherlands	N. Ireland	6:0	DM				90'
		Brüssel	Aug 15, 2012	Belgium	Netherlands	4:2	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 14, 2012	Netherlands	Germany	0:0	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Feb 6, 2013	Netherlands	Italy	1:1	Achilles tendon rupture
		Jakarta	Jun 7, 2013	Indonesia	Netherlands	0:3	Not in squad
		Peking	Jun 11, 2013	China	Netherlands	0:2	Not in squad
		Faro	Aug 14, 2013	Portugal	Netherlands	1:1	Not in squad
		Genk	Nov 16, 2013	Japan	Netherlands	2:2	DM			46'	45'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 19, 2013	Netherlands	Colombia	0:0	Not in squad
		Saint Denis	Mar 5, 2014	France	Netherlands	2:0	Not in squad
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	May 17, 2014	Netherlands	Ecuador	1:1	Not in squad
		Rotterdam	May 31, 2014	Netherlands	Ghana	1:0	DM				90'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Jun 4, 2014	Netherlands	Wales	2:0	DM			77'	77'
		Bari	Sep 4, 2014	Italy	Netherlands	2:0	DM			63'	63'
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 12, 2014	Netherlands	Mexico	2:3	Thigh problems
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Mar 31, 2015	Netherlands	Spain	2:0	on the bench
Squad: 40, Starting eleven: 25, Substituted in: 10, On the bench: 5, Suspended: 0, Injured: 3,