Georginio Wijnaldum

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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 (age 33)
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

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.

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 | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2006–07 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
2007–08 10 1 2 0 — 0 0 — 12 1
2008–09 33 4 3 0 — 6[c] 1 3[d] 0 45 5
2009–10 31 4 7 1 — — — 38 5
2010–11 34 14 1 0 — 2[e] 0 — 37 14
Total 111 23 13 1 — 8 1 3 0 135 25
PSV Eindhoven 2011–12 Eredivisie 32 8 6 2 — 12[e] 4 — 50 14
2012–13 33 14 6 1 — 5[e] 4 1[f] 1 45 20
2013–14 11 4 0 0 — 4[g] 0 — 15 4
2014–15 33 14 3 2 — 8[e] 2 — 44 18
Total 109 40 15 5 — 29 10 1 1 154 56
Newcastle United 2015–16[3] Premier League 38 11 1 0 1 0 — — 40 11
Liverpool 2016–17[4] Premier League 36 6 1 0 5 0 — — 42 6
2017–18[5] 33 1 2 0 1 0 14[g] 1 — 50 2
2018–19[6] 35 3 0 0 0 0 12[g] 2 — 47 5
2019–20[7] 37 4 0 0 0 0 8[g] 2 2[h] 0 47 6
2020–21[8] 38 2 2 1 1 0 9[g] 0 1[i] 0 51 3
Total 179 16 5 1 7 0 43 5 3 0 237 22
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22[9] Ligue 1 31 1 1 0 — 5[g] 2 1[j] 0 38 3
Roma (loan) 2022–23[10] Serie A 14 2 0 0 — 9[e] 0 — 23 2
Al-Ettifaq 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 8 4 2 1 — — — 10 5
Career total 490 97 37 8 8 0 94 18 8 1 637 124
  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 | change source]

As of match played 18 June 2023[11]
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
2022 1 0
2023 4 1
Total 90 27
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
1 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 1  San Marino 11–0 11–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 12 July 2014 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil 12  Brazil 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup
3 12 June 2015 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia 20  Latvia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4 10 October 2015 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan 23  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5 1 June 2016 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland 29  Poland 2–1 2–1 Friendly
6 4 June 2016 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 30  Austria 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7 1 September 2016 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 31  Greece 1–0 1–2 Friendly
8 9 June 2017 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 40  Luxembourg 3–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 13 October 2018 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 51  Germany 3–0 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
10 16 November 2018 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 52  France 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
11 21 March 2019 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 54  Belarus 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
12 6 September 2019 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany 58  Germany 4–2 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
13 9 September 2019 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 59  Estonia 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
14 13 October 2019 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 61  Belarus 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
15 2–0
16 19 November 2019 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 62  Estonia 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17 3–0
18 4–0
19 15 November 2020 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 69  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
20 2–0
21 18 November 2020 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland 70  Poland 2–1 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
22 30 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 73  Gibraltar 4–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 13 June 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 76  Ukraine 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020
24 21 June 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 78  Macedonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020
25 3–0
26 4 September 2021 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands 81  Montenegro 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 18 June 2023 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands 90  Italy 2–3 2–3 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours[change | change source]

Feyenoord

PSV

Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain

Roma

Netherlands

Individual

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Georginio Wijnaldum". Premier League. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Georginio Wijnaldum: Liverpool sign midfielder from Newcastle for £25m". BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Georginio Wijnaldum in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Georginio Wijnaldum at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Cookies op VI.nl". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Smith, Matt (9 March 2016). "Where are they now? Dutch Footballer of the Year award winners of the last 10 years". Squawka. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "PSV vs. Heracles – 8 April 2012". Soccerway.
  15. ↑ "PSV v Ajax in pictures". PSV Eindhoven.[permanent dead link]
  16. ↑ "Georginio Wijnaldum". Premier League. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  17. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2019). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  18. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 May 2018). "Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Rose, Gary (14 August 2019). "Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Poole, Harry (21 December 2019). "Liverpool 1–0 Flamengo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  21. ↑ Whitehead, Luke Bosher and Jacob. "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  22. ↑ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™: Brazil-Netherlands – Overview". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Injured Georginio Wijnaldum To Miss FIFA World Cup 2022: Reports - FIFA World Cup 2022". 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  25. ↑ "Nations League final: Portugal 1–0 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "UEFA Nations League Finals: Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Wijnaldum Rotterdams sporttalent" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
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