Q:Paul Verhaegh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌu̯ɫ vərˈɦaːx]) (born 1 September 1983 in Kronenberg Limburg) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right back for FC Augsburg. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete