Nick Viergever
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 August 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sparta Rotterdam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | (0) |
2010–2014 | AZ | 114 | (5) |
2014–2018 | Ajax | 84 | (6) |
2015 | Jong Ajax | 4 | (0) |
2018–2021 | PSV | 75 | (3) |
2021– | Greuther Fürth | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2017 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 11 October 2021 (UTC) |
Nick Viergever (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪk ˈfiːrɣeːvər];[2] born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greuther Fürth. He made three appearances for the Netherlands national team.
Club career[]
Sparta Rotterdam[]
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 the 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]
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 on 12 May 2017
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
AZ | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 51 | 5 | |||
Total | 110 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 8 | ||
Ajax | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
Total | 63 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 7 | ||
Career total | 203 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 286 | 16 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs
International[]
- As of last match played on 31 May 2017
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Netherlands | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours[]
AZ
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016–17[7]
PSV Eindhoven
References[]
- ^ "Nick Viergever". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Viergever in isolation: [ˈviːrɣeːvər].
- ^ "'Ajax onderneemt snel actie en legt Viergever voor vier seizoenen vast'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "'Highlights: See how Ajax dramatically denied Schalke'". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "'Viergever per ingang van komend seizoen PSV'er'". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Greuther Fürth verpflichtet Nick Viergever von PSV Eindhoven". kicker (in German). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Super Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links[]
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Holland stats at OnsOranje (in Dutch)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Capelle aan den IJssel
- Dutch footballers
- Association football defenders
- Netherlands international footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Footballers from South Holland