Paul Verhaegh

Paul Verhaegh
Personal information
Full name Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh[1]
Date of birth (1983-09-01) 1 September 1983
Place of birth Kronenberg, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
FC Augsburg
Number 2
Youth career
S.V. Kronenberg
VVV-Venlo
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 PSV 0 (0)
2003–2004AGOVV (loan) 33 (1)
2004–2006 Den Bosch 56 (4)
2006–2010 Vitesse Arnhem 138 (6)
2010– FC Augsburg 141 (15)
National team
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 20 (5)
2009 Netherlands B 2 (0)
2013–2014 Netherlands 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2014

Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌul vərˈɦaːx]; born 1 September 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right back for FC Augsburg.

Club career

Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to FC Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before finally moving to Vitesse after the 2004–05 season.[2] After four years, he left Vitesse Arnhem and signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg on 27 May 2010.

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006. He made his debut for the national team against Portugal in a 1–1 friendly draw match on 15 August 2013.[3] He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[4] He started the game against Mexico in the last 16 round, when the Dutch relied on late goals to progress to the quarter finals in their way of finishing third in the tournament. Verhaegh is well known for his precision from the spot, as he has a hundred percent record of scoring from penalty-kicks in the league.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Total
2003–04AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan)Eerste Divisie33100331
2004–05FC Den BoschEredivisie32000320
2005–06Eerste Divisie24400244
2005–06VitesseEredivisie12000120
2006–0732200322
2007–0833000330
2008–0931200312
2009–1030210312
Germany League DFB Pokal Total
2010–11FC Augsburg2. Bundesliga30130331
2011–12Bundesliga26131292
2012–1317010180
2013–1430330333
2014–1527610286
Total Netherlands 227111022811
Germany 1301111114112
Career total 3572212136923

Statistics accurate as of 4 August 2015.[5]

International

Netherlands
YearAppsGoals
201310
201420
Total30
Statistics accurate as of 17 May 2014.[6]

Honours

Club

FC Augsburg

International

Netherlands

References

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 25. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. "Paul Verhaegh" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. "Portugal vs Netherlands". Soccerway.
  4. "Van Gaal heeft verrassingen in petto in voorselectie". Voetbalzone.
  5. http://us.soccerway.com/players/paul-verhaegh/2122/
  6. http://us.soccerway.com/players/paul-verhaegh/2122/
  7. "FCA schlägt auch Eindhoven und gewinnt Maspalomas-Cup". Augsburger-Allgemeine.de. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  8. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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