Georginio Wijnaldum

Georginio Gregion Emile "Gini" Wijnaldum (born 11 November 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. He plays as a midfielder. He was born in Rotterdam, South Holland.

Wijnaldum played for Eredivisie side Feyenoord in his youth. He went on to became the youngest person to ever player the club when he played his first game in 2007. After playing 134 matches for Feyenoord over five years, he signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2011. He won the KNVB Cup and Eredivisie title during his time at Eredivisie. He also earned the Dutch Footballer of the Year award during his time with PSV. In 2015, Wijnaldum joined Premier League side Newcastle United for £14.5 million. He left the club after their relegation a year later to join Liverpool in a £23 million deal.

Wijnaldum plays for the Netherlands. Since 2011, he has made over 50 caps. He was part of his country's squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFeyenoord2006–07Eredivisie3000—00—302007–0810120—00—1212008–0933430—61304552009–1031471———3852010–11341410—20—3714Total11123131—813013525PSV Eindhoven2011–12Eredivisie32862—124—50142012–13331461—541145202013–1411400—40—1542014–15331432—82—4418Total10940155—29101115456Newcastle United2015–16Premier League38111010——4011Liverpool2016–17Premier League3661050——4262017–183312010141—5022018–193530000122—4752019–20374000082204762020–2138221109010513Total1791651704353023722Paris Saint-Germain2021–22Ligue 131110—5210383Roma (loan)2022–23Serie A14200—90—232Al-Ettifaq2023–24Saudi Pro League8421———105Career total4909737880941881637124

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNetherlands201121201200201310201413120159220161132017912018822019982020832021155202210202341Total9027

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wijnaldum goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Georginio WijnaldumNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition12 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands111–011–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying212 July 2014Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil123–03–02014 FIFA World Cup312 June 2015Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia201–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying410 October 2015Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan231–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying51 June 2016Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland292–12–1Friendly64 June 2016Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria302–02–0Friendly71 September 2016Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands311–01–2Friendly89 June 2017De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands403–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification913 October 2018Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands513–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A1016 November 2018De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands521–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A1121 March 2019De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands542–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying126 September 2019Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany584–24–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying139 September 2019A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia594–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying1413 October 2019Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus611–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying152–01619 November 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands621–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying173–0184–01915 November 2020Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands691–03–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A202–02118 November 2020Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland702–12–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A2230 March 2021Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar734–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification2313 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands761–03–2UEFA Euro 20202421 June 2021Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands782–03–0UEFA Euro 2020253–0264 September 2021Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands813–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification2718 June 2023De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands902–32–32023 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours
Feyenoord
KNVB Cup: 2007–08

PSV
Eredivisie: 2014–15
KNVB Cup: 2011–12
Johan Cruyff Shield: 2012

Liverpool
Premier League: 2019–20
UEFA Champions League: 2018–19; runner-up: 2017–18
UEFA Super Cup: 2019
FIFA Club World Cup: 2019

Paris Saint-Germain

 Ligue 1: 2021–22
Roma
 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2022–23

Netherlands
FIFA World Cup third place: 2014
UEFA Nations League runner-up: 2018–19

Individual
Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2014–15
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 2019
Rotterdam Talent of the Year: 2007

References

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Rotterdam
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players