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Siem de Jong is a male association football player from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Born in Aigle on 28 January 1989, he holds Dutch citizenship and speaks the Dutch language. His given name is Stefan, and his family name is de Jong. He is the sibling of Luuk de Jong.
De Jong plays as a midfielder, specifically an attacking midfielder, and wears the number 10 shirt. He has represented the Netherlands national under-17, under-19, and under-21 football teams. His club career includes membership with AFC Ajax. He has participated in the 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 Eredivisie seasons. His professional work period began in 2007, and he has competed in the Premier League and Major League Soccer.
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Key facts
- 2006
- Netherlands U17
- 2007
- Netherlands U19
- 2020
- FC Cincinnati
- Full name
- Siem Stefan de Jong
- Date of birth
- ( 1989-01-28 ) 28 January 1989 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Aigle , Switzerland
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Positions
- Attacking midfielder forward
- 2001 2005
- De Graafschap
- 2005 2007
- Ajax
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2014
- Ajax
- 2014 2017
- Newcastle United
- 2016 2017
- → PSV (loan)
- 2017 2020
- Ajax
- 2018 2019
- → Sydney FC (loan)
- 2020 2022
- Heerenveen
- 2022 2023
- De Graafschap
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Nationality
- The Netherlands
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- de Jong
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Aigle
- Sibling
- Luuk de Jong
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Participant in
- 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- De Graafschap
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Netherlands
- Mass
- 76
- Image
- SiemdeJong.jpg
- Height
- 185
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Siem de Jong
- date of birth
- 1989-01-28
- sport number
- 10
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- name in native language
- Siem de Jong
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Siem Stefan de Jong ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsim də ˈjɔŋ]; born 28 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker.
Playing in the youth academies 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 they won a club-record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2011 to 2014.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siem de Jong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.