Nick Viergever

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Nick Viergever
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Viergever playing for Utrecht in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nick Viergever [1]
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 24
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 30 (0)
2010–2014 AZ 110 (5)
2014–2018 Ajax 84 (6)
2015 Jong Ajax 4 (0)
2018–2021 PSV 75 (3)
2021–2022 Greuther Fürth 24 (0)
2022– Utrecht 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
2012–2017 Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Nick Viergever (born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Utrecht. He also made three appearances for the Netherlands national team.

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Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

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Viergever playing for Ajax in 2015

Viergever made his debut in the Eredivisie with Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–1 draw with NEC on 10 May 2009, coming on as a substitute for Edwin van Bueren in the second half.

AZ Alkmaar

In the summer of 2010, Viergever moved to AZ. He was named as vice-captain behind Maarten Martens at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, after Niklas Moisander and Rasmus Elm had left the club. With Martens ruled out through a long-term injury, Viergever skippered AZ for most of the season.

Ajax

On 24 May 2014, it was announced that Viergever had signed a four-year contract with Ajax. [3] Viergever scored an important goal for Ajax against FC Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. After a 2–0 victory in the first leg in Amsterdam Viergever saw his team trailing with 3–0 in the away game in Gelsenkirchen before hitting the net in 110th minute of extra time, sending his club to the semi-finals on away goals for the first time in over twenty years. [4]

PSV

On 2 May 2018, Viergever signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer. Viergever said he understood the controversy with the move to Ajax arch rivals, however expressed his delight with signing with the Eredivisie champions. [5]

Greuther Fürth

Viergever moved to Bundesliga newcomers Greuther Fürth on 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window. He signed a two-year contract. [6]

Utrecht

On 16 May 2022, Viergever signed a two-year contract with Utrecht. [7]

International career

On 7 May 2012, Viergever was one of nine uncapped players named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk. He did not make the final cut. On 15 August 2012, Viergever made his debut under new manager Louis van Gaal in the 4–2 away loss to Belgium in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental [lower-alpha 1] Other [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2008–09 Eredivisie 1000——10
2009–10 29030—30350
Total300300030360
AZ 2010–11 Eredivisie1600030—190
2011–12 30251140—493
2012–13 3106020—390
2013–14 33350132—515
Total1105161322001588
Ajax 2014–15 Eredivisie262309110393
2015–16 170101000190
2016–17 29210132—434
2017–18 1222040—182
Total84670273101199
PSV Eindhoven 2018–19 Eredivisie343008010433
2019–20 2302012000370
2020–21 1701040—220
2021–22 1000100020
Total75330250101043
Greuther Fürth 2021–22 Bundesliga 24000——240
Career total323142918455044121

International

As of match played 31 May 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201210
201720
Total30

Honours

AZ

Ajax

PSV Eindhoven

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References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Europa League 2011/2012: Booking List before Round of 32, 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. 20 February 2012. p. 8. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nick Viergever". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Ajax onderneemt snel actie en legt Viergever voor vier seizoenen vast'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Highlights: See how Ajax dramatically denied Schalke'". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Viergever per ingang van komend seizoen PSV'er'" . Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Greuther Fürth verpflichtet Nick Viergever von PSV Eindhoven". kicker (in German). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "FC Utrecht haalt ervaren Nick Viergever" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Super Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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