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 38)
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 203 (20)
2017–2019 VfL Wolfsburg 36 (2)
2019–2020 FC Twente 7 (0)
Total 473 (33)
National team
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 20 (5)
2009 Netherlands B 2 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands 3 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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 finally moving to Vitesse after the 2004–05 season.[3] After four years, he left Vitesse Arnhem 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 has 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[]

He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006. He made his debut for the national team against Portugal in a 1–1 friendly draw match on 15 August 2013.[7] He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[8] He started the game against Mexico in the last 16 round, when the Dutch relied on late goals to progress to the quarter finals in their way of finishing third in the tournament. Verhaegh is well known for his precision from the spot, as he has a hundred percent record of scoring from penalty-kicks in the league.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Total
2003–04 AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) Eerste Divisie 33 1 0 0 33 1
2004–05 FC Den Bosch Eredivisie 32 0 0 0 32 0
2005–06 Eerste Divisie 24 4 0 0 24 4
2005–06 Vitesse Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 12 0
2006–07 32 2 0 0 32 2
2007–08 33 0 0 0 33 0
2008–09 31 2 0 0 31 2
2009–10 30 2 1 0 31 2
Germany League DFB Pokal Total
2010–11 FC Augsburg 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 30 1 3 0 33 1
2016–17 31 3 0 0 31 3
2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg 31 2 2 0 33 2
2018–19 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total Netherlands 227 11 1 0 228 11
Germany 194 17 19 1 241 18
Career total 439 28 20 1 469 29

Statistics accurate as of 30 April 2019.[9]

International[]

Netherlands
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 2 0
Total 3 0
Statistics accurate as of 17 May 2014.[10]

Honours[]

FC Augsburg

Netherlands U21

Netherlands

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Paul Verhaegh naar FC Twente". FC Twente. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Paul Verhaegh" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Ausgburg captain Paul Verhaegh makes Wolfsburg switch". Bundesliga. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Verhaegh released". vfl-wolfsburg.de. 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Oud-international Verhaegh stopt na solide loopbaan met voetballen". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Portugal vs Netherlands". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Van Gaal heeft verrassingen in petto in voorselectie". Voetbalzone.
  9. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/paul-verhaegh/2122/
  10. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/paul-verhaegh/2122/
  11. ^ "FCA schlägt auch Eindhoven und gewinnt Maspalomas-Cup". Augsburger-Allgemeine.de. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  12. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

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