Van der Wiel playing for the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel[1]
Date of birth
(1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36)
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
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up
2010 South Africa
*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. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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