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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| Full name | Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | PSV | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → AGOVV 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 453 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U21 | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Netherlands B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editVerhaegh 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
editVerhaegh 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
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 2003–04 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| FC Den Bosch | 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Vitesse | 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 138 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 153 | 6 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 186 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 207 | 22 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Twente | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 453 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 493 | 35 | ||
- ^ a b Eredivisie play-offs for UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editFC Augsburg
- Maspalomas Cup: 2014[11]
- 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2010–11
Netherlands U21
Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2014[12]
References
edit- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Paul Verhaegh naar FC Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Paul Verhaegh" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Ausgburg captain Paul Verhaegh makes Wolfsburg switch". Bundesliga. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Verhaegh released". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Oud-international Verhaegh stopt na solide loopbaan met voetballen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Portugal vs Netherlands". Soccerway.
- ^ "Van Gaal heeft verrassingen in petto in voorselectie". Voetbalzone. 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Paul Verhaegh » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands - P. Verhaegh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "FCA schlägt auch Eindhoven und gewinnt Maspalomas-Cup". Augsburger-Allgemeine.de. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
edit- Paul Verhaegh at fussballdaten.de (in German)
