Paul Verhaegh

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Paul Verhaegh
Personal information
Full name Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh [1]
Date of birth (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Kronenberg, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
S.V. Kronenberg
VVV-Venlo
PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004 PSV 0 (0)
2003–2004AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) 33 (1)
2004–2006 FC Den Bosch 56 (4)
2006–2010 Vitesse 138 (6)
2010–2017 FC Augsburg 186 (20)
2017–2019 VfL Wolfsburg 33 (2)
2019–2020 Twente 7 (0)
Total453(33)
International career
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 20 (5)
2009 Netherlands B 2 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2014
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back. [2]

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Club career

Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to FC Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before moving to Vitesse after the 2004–05 season. [3] After four years, he left Vitesse and signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg on 27 May 2010.

After having spent seven years with FC Augsburg, Verhaegh switched to VfL Wolfsburg, after agreeing to a two-year deal. [4] In April 2019, it was announced that Verhaegh had been released by the club with immediate effect. [5]

On 5 June 2019, Dutch club FC Twente signed Verhaegh on a one-year contract with the club following a medical. [2] Verhaegh announced his retirement on 3 June 2020. [6]

International career

Verhaegh was a member of the Netherlands U-21 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

He made his debut for the senior national team against Portugal in a 1–1 friendly draw on 15 August 2013. [7] He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [8] He started in the round of 16 match against Mexico, where the Netherlands relied on late goals to progress to the quarter-finals on their way to finishing third.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) 2003–04 Eerste Divisie 33100331
FC Den Bosch 2004–05 Eredivisie 32000320
2005–06 Eerste Divisie24400244
Total5640000564
Vitesse 2005–06 Eredivisie120006 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
2006–07 322005 [lower-alpha 1] 0372
2007–08 33010340
2008–09 31210322
2009–10 30220322
Total1386401101536
FC Augsburg 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 30130331
2011–12 Bundesliga 26131292
2012–13 17010180
2013–14 30330333
2014–15 27610286
2015–16 256208 [lower-alpha 2] 1357
2016–17 31300313
Total186201318120722
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga31220332
2018–19 201030
Total3323000362
Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie701080
Career total4533321119149335
  1. 1 2 Eredivisie play-offs for UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201310
201420
Total30

Honours

FC Augsburg

Netherlands U21

Netherlands

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