Nigel de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɑjdʒəl də ˈjɔŋ]; born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch professional fitbawer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Shahania. He jyned the Ajax youth academy as a youngster an wirked his way through the ranks tae mak the first team at age 17. Twa year later, he made his internaitional debut an wan a 2010 Warld Cup runner-up medal.

Nigel de Jong
Personal information
Fou name Nigel de Jong[1]
Date o birth (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 39)
Place o birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hicht 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playin poseetion Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Al-Shahania
Nummer 8
Hauflin career
1993–2002 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Ajax 96 (9)
2006–2009 Hamburger SV 66 (3)
2009–2012 Manchester City 104 (1)
2012–2016 Milan 79 (6)
2016 LA Galaxy 18 (0)
2016–2018 Galatasaray 18 (1)
2018 Mainz 05 11 (0)
2018–2019 Al Ahli 21 (4)
2019– Al-Shahania 0 (0)
Naitional team
2002–2005 Netherlands U21 10 (0)
2004–2015 Netherlands 81 (1)
* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 08:09, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ Naitional team caps an goals correct as o 28 Mairch 2015

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 17 Mey 2020. Retrieved 8 Juin 2013.