Nigel de Jong
| Date of birth | 30 November 1984 |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
De Jong joined Manchester City in January 2009 with a contract to June 2013.
De Jong was included in Marc Wilmots' 2014 World Cup squad.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 01 Jul 2002 | 01 Jan 2006 | |
| Hamburger SV | 01 Jan 2006 | 21 Jan 2009 | |
| Manchester City | 21 Jan 2009 | 31 Aug 2012 | |
| AC Milan | 31 Aug 2012 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 3 |
1 |
2
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| 2003-04 | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Ajax | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 |
1 |
6
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| 2006-07 | Hamburger SV | UEFA Champions League | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 |
1 |
5
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| 2008-09 | Manchester City | Premier League | 16 |
3
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| 2009-10 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Manchester City | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
2
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| 2009-10 | Manchester City | Premier League | 30 | 4 |
7
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| 2010-11 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 3 | 1 |
1
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| 2010-11 | Manchester City | Premier League | 30 | 2 |
1 |
9
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| 2010-11 | Manchester City | UEFA Europa League | 5 |
1
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| 2011-12 | Manchester City | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Manchester City | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Manchester City | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Manchester City | Premier League | 11 | 10 |
5
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| 2011-12 | Manchester City | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 2 |
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| 2011-12 | Manchester City | UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 |
2
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| 2012-13 | Manchester City | FA Community Shield | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Manchester City | Premier League | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2002 | Olympique Lyonnais v Ajax | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 12 Nov 2002 | Ajax v Inter Milano | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 27 Nov 2002 | Valencia v Ajax | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
| 10 Dec 2002 | Ajax v AS Roma | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
| 18 Feb 2003 | Arsenal v Ajax | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
| 26 Feb 2003 | Ajax v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
| 11 Mar 2003 | Ajax v Valencia | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group B |
| 08 Apr 2003 | Ajax v AC Milan | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 1st leg |
| 23 Apr 2003 | AC Milan v Ajax | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 04 Nov 2003 | Celta Vigo v Ajax | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 26 Nov 2003 | Ajax v AC Milan | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |
| 27 Sep 2005 | Ajax v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
| 07 Dec 2005 | Arsenal v Ajax | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group B |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-18 | 3 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Netherlands | Under-21 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-19 | 5 |
1
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| 2001-02 | Netherlands | Under-19 | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-19 | 3 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-21 | 3 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Netherlands | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-21 | 2 |
2
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| 2004-05 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Netherlands | UEFA Under-21 | 2 |
1
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| 2005-06 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | 3 |
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| 2006-07 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 3 |
1
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| 2007-08 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 5 |
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| 2007-08 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 2 |
1
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| 2008-09 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
2
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| 2008-09 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 3 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 7 |
3
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| 2009-10 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 7 |
4
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| 2010-11 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 2 |
1
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| 2010-11 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 4 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 5 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 3 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Netherlands | FIFA World Cup | 6 |
1
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| 2013-14 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Netherlands | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2014-15 | Netherlands | UEFA European Championship | 4 |
1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Dec 1985 | Netherlands v Belgium | D | 2-2 | UEFA U18 | Group 2 |
| 18 Mar 1986 | Netherlands v Wales | D | 1-1 | UEFA U18 | Group 2 |
| 15 Apr 1986 | Northern Ireland v Netherlands | W | 2-4 | UEFA U18 | Group 2 |
| 17 Nov 1998 | Germany v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | U21 | |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Italy v Netherlands | L | 3-0 | U19 | |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Albania v Netherlands | W | 1-8 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
| 12 Nov 2001 | San Marino v Netherlands | W | 0-7 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Netherlands v France | W | 2-1 | UEFA U19 | Group 13 |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Netherlands v Republic of Ireland | L | 1-2 | UEFA U19 | Quarter-final |
| 10 Apr 2002 | Republic of Ireland v Netherlands | D | 0-0 | UEFA U19 | Quarter-final |
| 11 Oct 2002 | Turkey v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | UEFA U19 | Group 4 qualifying |
| 13 Oct 2002 | Latvia v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | UEFA U19 | Group 4 qualifying |
| 15 Oct 2002 | Netherlands v Finland | W | 3-0 | UEFA U19 | Group 4 |
| 19 Nov 2002 | Germany v Netherlands | L | 4-1 | U21 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | Netherlands v Czech Republic | L | 0-3 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 02 Apr 2003 | Moldova v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 06 Jun 2003 | Belarus v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 05 Sep 2003 | Netherlands v Austria | D | 0-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 09 Sep 2003 | Czech Republic v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | UEFA U21 | Group 3 |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Netherlands v France | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Sweden v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Sep 2004 | Netherlands v Czech Republic | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | North Macedonia v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Netherlands v Finland | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 25 Mar 2005 | Romania v Netherlands | L | 2-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 1 |
| 29 Mar 2005 | Netherlands v Armenia | D | 0-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 1 |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Netherlands v Romania | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 08 Jun 2005 | Finland v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Czech Republic v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Netherlands v North Macedonia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 1 |
| 12 Nov 2005 | Netherlands v Italy | L | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Republic of Ireland v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2006 | Netherlands v Belarus | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 07 Oct 2006 | Bulgaria v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 11 Oct 2006 | Netherlands v Albania | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 07 Feb 2007 | Netherlands v Russia | W | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Korea Republic v Netherlands | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Thailand v Netherlands | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Sep 2007 | Netherlands v Bulgaria | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Belarus v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group G |
| 06 Feb 2008 | Croatia v Netherlands | W | 0-3 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2008 | Austria v Netherlands | W | 3-4 | International Friendly | |
| 24 May 2008 | Netherlands v Ukraine | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 May 2008 | Netherlands v Denmark | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2008 | Netherlands v Wales | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Jun 2008 | Netherlands v Italy | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 13 Jun 2008 | France v Netherlands | W | 1-4 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Netherlands v Russia | L | 1-3 | UEFA European Championship | Finals quarter-final |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Russia v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2008 | Netherlands v Australia | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Sep 2008 | North Macedonia v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Netherlands v Iceland | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Tunisia v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Netherlands v Scotland | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 01 Apr 2009 | Netherlands v North Macedonia | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 06 Jun 2009 | Iceland v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Netherlands v England | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Netherlands v Japan | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Sep 2009 | Scotland v Netherlands | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 9 |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Italy v Netherlands | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Netherlands v Paraguay | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Mar 2010 | Netherlands v USA | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Ghana | W | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Hungary | W | 6-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Denmark | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Japan | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Cameroon v Netherlands | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
| 28 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Slovakia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 02 Jul 2010 | Netherlands v Brazil | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Quarter-final |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Netherlands v Spain | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Final |
| 03 Sep 2010 | San Marino v Netherlands | W | 0-5 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 07 Sep 2010 | Netherlands v Finland | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 25 Mar 2011 | Hungary v Netherlands | W | 0-4 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Netherlands v Hungary | W | 5-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 04 Jun 2011 | Brazil v Netherlands | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2011 | Uruguay v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | Netherlands v Switzerland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Nov 2011 | Germany v Netherlands | L | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Feb 2012 | England v Netherlands | W | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2012 | Netherlands v Bulgaria | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 2012 | Netherlands v Slovakia | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Northern Ireland | W | 6-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Denmark | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 13 Jun 2012 | Netherlands v Germany | L | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Portugal v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 15 Aug 2012 | Belgium v Netherlands | L | 4-2 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Netherlands v Andorra | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 16 Oct 2012 | Romania v Netherlands | W | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 14 Nov 2012 | Netherlands v Germany | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Oct 2013 | Netherlands v Hungary | W | 8-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group D |
| 16 Nov 2013 | Japan v Netherlands | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 31 May 2014 | Netherlands v Ghana | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Wales | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Jun 2014 | Spain v Netherlands | W | 1-5 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Australia v Netherlands | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 23 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Chile | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
| 29 Jun 2014 | Netherlands v Mexico | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 09 Jul 2014 | Argentina v Netherlands | L | 0-0 (2-4) | FIFA World Cup | Semi-final |
| 04 Sep 2014 | Italy v Netherlands | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Sep 2014 | Czech Republic v Netherlands | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Netherlands v Kazakhstan | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
| 13 Oct 2014 | Iceland v Netherlands | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
| 28 Mar 2015 | Netherlands v Turkey | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group A |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.