Midfielder • #5 • Al-Ettifaq • Netherlands
Georginio WIJNALDUM
Rotterdam to the world. Seven clubs across five countries. Champions League winner. 96 caps for the Netherlands.
Rotterdam to the world. Seven clubs across five countries. Champions League winner. 96 caps for the Netherlands.
Georginio Wijnaldum was raised by his grandmother Francina in Rotterdam's Schiemond district. She walked him 45 minutes each way to training. That discipline never left. By 16, he was starting for Feyenoord. By 24, he was captaining PSV to the Eredivisie title. By 28, he was lifting the Champions League.
Seven clubs across five countries. 690+ appearances. 150+ goals. A midfielder who redefined what it meant to be reliable in the biggest moments. Klopp called him fundamental. The numbers back it up: 91% passing accuracy, 11km covered per match, and the kind of goals that arrive when the stakes are highest.
96 caps for the Netherlands. 28 international goals. World Cup, Euros, Nations League finals. The Surinamese-Dutch kid from a working-class neighbourhood became one of the most decorated Dutch midfielders of his generation.
"Gini is one of the best I have ever coached. His control, technique, strength and vision were fundamental to what we built."
Jurgen Klopp7 clubs • 5 countries • 8 trophies
Debuted at 16. Man of the match on his first appearance. KNVB Cup winner at 17. Rotterdam's own.
135 apps • 25 goals
Named captain by Phillip Cocu. Led PSV to the Eredivisie title, 19 points clear. Dutch Footballer of the Year 2015.
154 apps • 57 goals
Four goals in one match vs Norwich. Only the second player after Alan Shearer to do it at St James' Park. Top scorer despite relegation.
40 apps • 11 goals
Two goals in two minutes against Barcelona. The Anfield comeback that shook football. Champions League winner. Premier League champion. Five years at the heart of everything Klopp built.
237 apps • 22 goals
Ligue 1 champion in his first season. Competed alongside Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe at the Parc des Princes.
38 apps • 3 goals
Serie A under Mourinho. A serious tibia injury cut the season short, but the character to come back defined the man more than the setback.
14 apps • 1 goal
Captain. Top scorer. Reunited with Steven Gerrard. Scoring at the highest rate of his career. 32+ goals and counting.
73+ apps • 32+ goals
Debuted at 16. KNVB Cup winner. Rotterdam's own.
135 apps • 25 goals
Eredivisie champion. Dutch Footballer of the Year.
154 apps • 57 goals
Four goals vs Norwich. Top scorer.
40 apps • 11 goals
Two goals in two minutes vs Barcelona. CL winner. PL champion.
237 apps • 22 goals
Ligue 1 champion.
38 apps • 3 goals
Serie A under Mourinho.
14 apps • 1 goal
Captain. Top scorer. 32+ goals.
73+ apps • 32+ goals
Anfield, the Klopp years
Two goals. Two minutes. History.
Rotterdam, where it started
Eredivisie champion, 2015
Liverpool's first in 30 years
The quiet side
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