Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Jacobus de Jong | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1977 | ||
Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Wilhelmus | |||
Den Haag | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Den Haag | 69 | (19) |
1998–2000 | Utrecht | 71 | (16) |
2000–2008 | PSV | 92 | (18) |
2002–2003 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 26 | (9) |
Total | 258 | (62) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Johannes Jacobus “John” de Jong (born 8 March 1977) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Best known for his lengthy spell with PSV, he had good passing abilities, also having his career cut short by injury, retiring at 30. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 189 games and 43 goals, over the course of ten seasons.