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Nigel de Jong

Nigel de Jong

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipNetherlands Suriname
Height1.74 m
Footright
BornNovember 30, 1984
👕500+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Manchester City
top club · 137 apps

Career highs

€21.00m
peak value · 2011
€18.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
6
best season · 04/05
99 / 1
int'l caps / goals
575Appearances
36Goals
15Assists
118Yellow cards
3Red cards
195Full matches (90′)
Full nameNigel de Jong
Date of birth1984-11-30 (41 yrs)
Place of birthAmsterdam, Netherlands
CitizenshipNetherlands Suriname
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height174.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires
AgentJuzzt Football
Jul 2021
Transfer: Al-Shahania SC → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Al-Shahania SC
9 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Al-Ahli SC → Al-Shahania SC
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Al-Shahania SC
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Al-Ahli SC
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Ahli SC
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2018
Transfer: Galatasaray → 1.FSV Mainz 05
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: LA Galaxy → Galatasaray
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Galatasaray
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Los Angeles Galaxy
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: AC Milan → LA Galaxy
15/16 · Transfer
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Los Angeles Galaxy, AC Milan
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — AC Milan
30 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — AC Milan
44 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
45 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: Man City → AC Milan
12/13 · Transfer · €3.50m
Jul 2012
12/13 — AC Milan, Manchester City
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester City
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester City
41 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester City
42 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Hamburger SV → Man City
08/09 · Transfer · €18.00m
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Hamburger SV, Manchester City
27 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2007
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Hamburger SV
43 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hamburger SV
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Ajax → Hamburger SV
05/06 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hamburger SV, Ajax Amsterdam
40 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Ajax Amsterdam
42 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Ajax Amsterdam
38 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam U21
29 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Ajax U19 → Ajax
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Ajax Amsterdam U21
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Ajax U17 → Ajax U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Ajax Youth → Ajax U17
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €21.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
17,520 min
Minutes played by club
Los Angeles Galaxy 0.0%
Al-Shahania SC 3.3%
Al-Ahli SC 2.7%
1.FSV Mainz 05 0.0%
Galatasaray 6.9%
AC Milan 18.5%
Manchester City 16.8%
Hamburger SV 26.2%
Ajax Amsterdam 25.6%
Ajax Amsterdam U21 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 15/16 2016 21 0 0 0
Al-Shahania SC 2 19/20 20/21 35 4 1 585
Al-Ahli SC 1 18/19 18/19 21 4 0 466
1.FSV Mainz 05 1 17/18 17/18 12 0 0 0
Galatasaray 1 16/17 16/17 24 1 0 1,205
AC Milan 4 12/13 15/16 96 7 3 3,248
Manchester City 5 08/09 12/13 137 2 1 2,941
Hamburger SV 4 05/06 08/09 94 5 6 4,597
Ajax Amsterdam 4 02/03 05/06 133 13 4 4,478
Ajax Amsterdam U21 2 01/02 02/03 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€5.3M5€10.5M7€15.8M9€21M02/03 — 1 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)02/03 — 1 assists202/0303/04 — 1 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)103/0404/05 — 6 goals (Ajax Amsterdam)04/05 — 2 assists804/0505/06 — 6 goals (Hamburger SV)05/06 — 3 assists905/0606/07 — 1 goals (Hamburger SV)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 3 goals (Hamburger SV)07/08 — 3 assists607/0808/09 — 1 assists108/0909/1010/11 — 1 goals (Manchester City)110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Manchester City)111/1212/13 — 1 goals (AC Milan)112/1313/14 — 2 goals (AC Milan)13/14 — 3 assists513/1414/15 — 4 goals (AC Milan)414/1515/1616/17 — 1 goals (Galatasaray)116/1717/1818/19 — 4 goals (Al-Ahli SC)418/1919/20 — 1 goals (Al-Shahania SC)19/20 — 1 assists219/2020/21 — 3 goals (Al-Shahania SC)320/2104/05 — €3M05/06 — €4.5M06/07 — €3.5M07/08 — €6M08/09 — €10M09/10 — €12.5M10/11 — €18M11/12 — €21M12/13 — €17M13/14 — €8M14/15 — €10M15/16 — €10M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €3M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €750K20/21 — €500KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 6604/0505/06: 6605/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/212016: 002016

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212016: 002016
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2016 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 18 0 0 3 1 0
2016 US Open Cup Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Qatari Second Division Al-Shahania SC 8 3 0 1 0 240
20/21 QSL Relegation Al-Shahania SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Qatari Stars Cup Al-Shahania SC 4 1 0 0 0 345
19/20 Stars League Al-Shahania SC 22 0 1 2 0 0
18/19 Stars League Al-Ahli SC 21 4 0 3 0 466
17/18 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 11 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Süper Lig Galatasaray 18 1 0 3 0 1,205
16/17 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 6 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 CONCACAF CL Los Angeles Galaxy 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Serie A AC Milan 5 0 0 0 1 0
14/15 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 1 0 0 0 90
14/15 Serie A AC Milan 29 3 0 11 0 865
13/14 Champions League AC Milan 8 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. AC Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Italy Cup AC Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Serie A AC Milan 33 2 3 9 0 1,400
12/13 Champions League AC Milan 4 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Serie A AC Milan 12 1 0 3 0 893
11/12 Champions League Manchester City 5 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Manchester City 4 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Manchester City 4 1 0 0 0 330
11/12 Premier League Manchester City 21 0 0 5 0 0
10/11 Europa League Manchester City 3 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Manchester City 4 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Premier League Manchester City 32 1 0 9 0 2,611
09/10 FA Cup Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Manchester City 5 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Premier League Manchester City 34 0 0 7 0 0
08/09 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 7 0 0 3 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Premier League Manchester City 16 0 1 3 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Hamburger SV 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 29 1 3 6 0 2,488
07/08 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 3 1 0 1 0 274
07/08 UEFA Cup Hamburger SV 8 1 0 3 0 699
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Hamburger SV 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 UI Cup Hamburger SV 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 18 0 1 6 0 0
06/07 Champions League Hamburger SV 3 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Champions League Qu. Hamburger SV 2 1 0 0 0 180
06/07 DFB-Pokal Hamburger SV 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ligapokal Hamburger SV 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/06 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 12 1 2 6 0 956
05/06 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 5 3 0 0 0 123
05/06 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 16 2 1 2 0 574
05/06 Gatorade Cup Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Hamburger SV 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 6 1 0 1 0 520
04/05 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 31 5 2 4 0 460
04/05 Johan Cruijff Schaal Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Ajax Amsterdam 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 5 0 0 2 0 0
03/04 Champions League Qu. Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 32 1 0 3 0 2,259
02/03 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 10 1 0 2 0 542
02/03 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 17 0 1 1 0 0
01/02 Amstel Cup Ajax Amsterdam U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
99/00 1999-07-01 Ajax Youth Ajax U17 Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Ajax U17 Ajax U19 Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Ajax U19 Ajax Transfer 0
05/06 2006-01-26 Ajax Hamburger SV Transfer 4500000 €1.50m
08/09 2009-01-21 Hamburger SV Man City Transfer 12000000 €18.00m
12/13 2012-08-31 Man City AC Milan Transfer 13000000 €3.50m
15/16 2016-02-03 AC Milan LA Galaxy Transfer 4000000
16/17 2016-08-31 LA Galaxy Galatasaray Transfer 4000000
17/18 2018-01-05 Galatasaray 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 2000000
18/19 2018-07-09 1.FSV Mainz 05 Al-Ahli SC Transfer 1000000
19/20 2019-08-02 Al-Ahli SC Al-Shahania SC Transfer 750000
21/22 2021-07-01 Al-Shahania SC Retired Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Inner knee ligament tear 2007-10-14 2007-11-03 21 12
08/09 Inner knee ligament tear 2008-10-11 2009-01-01 83 21
12/13 Achilles tendon rupture 2012-12-09 2013-05-31 174 45
13/14 Calf problems 2014-01-14 2014-01-17 4 1
13/14 Groin injury 2014-06-30 2014-07-08 9 1
14/15 Thigh problems 2014-11-10 2014-12-03 24 7
14/15 Hamstring injury 2015-01-20 2015-02-15 27 5
14/15 Hamstring muscle injury 2015-03-01 2015-03-20 20 2
15/16 Thigh problems 2015-11-16 2015-12-04 19 3
16/17 Knee injury 2016-09-10 2016-10-12 33 4
16/17 Calf injury 2017-03-04 2017-03-17 14 2
Current
Peak€21.00m
Low
Δ since start−€3.00m
€5.25m€10.50m€15.75m€21.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €21.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16341 8 0 former national player
Team #11944 7 0 former national player
Team #10933 3 0 former national player
Team #3379 #6 81 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Gareth Barry 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
04/05 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 5 31
18/19 Stars League Al-Ahli SC 4 21
14/15 Serie A AC Milan 3 29

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 Bundesliga Hamburger SV 3 29
13/14 Serie A AC Milan 3 33
04/05 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 2 31

Teams faced most often by Nigel de Jong's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Arsenal FC 36 12 6 18 51 58 -7 33%
Chelsea FC 36 6 7 23 23 54 -31 17%
Manchester United 33 17 5 11 53 36 +17 52%
Tottenham Hotspur 33 15 5 13 55 43 +12 45%
Everton FC 29 13 6 10 42 33 +9 45%
Liverpool FC 28 8 8 12 34 35 -1 29%
Newcastle United 27 19 3 5 57 21 +36 70%
Aston Villa 25 19 2 4 58 19 +39 76%
Fulham FC 23 13 7 3 52 24 +28 57%
West Ham United 22 16 3 3 42 11 +31 73%
FC Barcelona 22 3 4 15 19 42 -23 14%
FC Schalke 04 22 11 6 5 45 31 +14 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
01/02 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2016 19 0 3 0 1 0
20/21 9 240 1 0 0 0.38
19/20 26 345 2 0 0 0.52
18/19 21 466 3 0 0 0.58
17/18 12 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 24 1,205 5 1 0 0.45
15/16 8 0 1 0 1 0
14/15 30 955 11 0 0 1.04
13/14 44 1,400 11 0 0 0.71
12/13 18 893 4 0 0 0.4
11/12 36 330 7 0 0 1.91
10/11 41 2,611 11 0 0 0.38
09/10 42 0 9 0 0 0
08/09 27 0 7 0 0 0
07/08 43 3,461 12 0 0 0.31
06/07 25 180 7 0 1 4
05/06 40 1,653 9 1 0 0.54
04/05 42 980 5 0 0 0.46
03/04 38 2,259 5 0 0 0.2
02/03 29 542 3 0 0 0.5

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Eredivisie
96 apps
8 G
4 A
Serie A
79 apps
6 G
3 A
Champions League
46 apps
5 G
0 A
Stars League
43 apps
4 G
1 A
Qatari Second Division
8 apps
3 G
0 A
Bundesliga
77 apps
2 G
6 A
Premier League
104 apps
1 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Süper Lig
18 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Nigel de Jong

Who is Nigel de Jong?

Nigel de Jong is a Netherlands professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Nigel de Jong?

Nigel de Jong is 41 years old. He was born on November 30, 1984 in Amsterdam.

What position does Nigel de Jong play?

Nigel de Jong plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Nigel de Jong play for?

Nigel de Jong currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Nigel de Jong scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nigel de Jong has scored 36 goals in 575 appearances.