| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1983-09-01)1 September 1983 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kronenberg, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S.V. Kronenberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PSV | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | PSV | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | →AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | FC Den Bosch | 56 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Vitesse | 138 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | FC Augsburg | 186 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Twente | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 453 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U21 | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Netherlands B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professionalfootballer who played as aright-back.[2]
Verhaegh began his career atPSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan atAGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved toFC Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before moving toVitesse after the 2004–05 season.[3] After four years, he left Vitesse and signed a two-year contract withFC Augsburg on 27 May 2010.
After having spent seven years with FC Augsburg, Verhaegh switched toVfL Wolfsburg, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[4] In April 2019, it was announced that Verhaegh had been released by the club with immediate effect.[5]
On 5 June 2019, Dutch clubFC Twente signed Verhaegh on a one-year contract with the club following a medical.[2] Verhaegh announced his retirement on 3 June 2020.[6]
Verhaegh was a member of theNetherlands U-21 squad that won the2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for thesenior national team againstPortugal in a 1–1 friendly draw on 15 August 2013.[7] He was also part of the squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[8] He started in the round of 16 match againstMexico, where the Netherlands relied on late goals to progress to the quarter-finals on their way to finishing third.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | 2003–04 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| FC Den Bosch | 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Vitesse | 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 138 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 153 | 6 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 3 | |||
| Total | 186 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 207 | 22 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Twente | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 453 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 493 | 35 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
FC Augsburg
Netherlands U21
Netherlands
