 Van der Wiel playing for the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| DCG | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Haarlem | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Ajax | 130 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 89 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Fenerbahçe | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cagliari | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Toronto FC | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 262 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Netherlands | 46 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel (born 3 February 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Born in Amsterdam, Van der Wiel is a product of the AFC Ajax youth system. In 2010, he was awarded the Johan Cruyff Award for "Young Player of the Year" in the Netherlands. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain, Fenerbahçe, Cagliari and Toronto FC.
Van der Wiel made his debut for the Netherlands national team in February 2009 and participated in the Netherlands' runners-up performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dutch teammate John Heitinga has labelled him the spiritual successor of Michael Reiziger for the Netherlands.[3]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
- ^ Gregory van der Wiel at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Heitinga: wat Alves kan, kan Van der Wiel ook" (in Dutch). Nu Sport. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2010.