nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname ntupdate birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
1 6 12 3 6 28 january 1989 newcastle united 0000 -- 2001 2001 -- 2005 0000 -- 2001 2001 -- 2005 2005 -- 2007 168 6 57 2 250 2006 -- 2007 2007 -- 2010 2008 -- 2009 2010 siemdejong.jpg siem de jong de jong with ajax in 2011 siem de jong 19 november 2013 aigle , switzerland netherlands u17 netherlands u19 netherlands u21 netherlands b netherlands 1.85 10 0 2 4 1 2 dzc '68 de graafschap ajax dzc '68 de graafschap attacking midfielder / striker siem de jong

siem de jong

siem de jong -lrb- ; born 28 january 1989 -rrb- is a dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for english club newcastle united .
de jong was born in aigle , switzerland , to dutch parents who played professional volleyball in switzerland and moved back to the netherlands at age six .
prior to joining newcastle he played in the youth academy of de graafschap and ajax .
he made his professional debut for the amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club 's captain as the team won a record four consecutive eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014 .
his younger brother luuk plays for psv eindhoven .
