Paul Verhaegh

Paul Verhaegh

Personal information
Full name	Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh[1]
Date of birth	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)
2003–2004	→ AGOVV (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. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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
2003–04	AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan)	Eerste Divisie	33	1	0	0	33	1
2004–05	FC Den Bosch	Eredivisie	32	0	0	0	32	0
2005–06		Eerste Divisie	24	4	0	0	24	4
2005–06	Vitesse	Eredivisie	12	0	0	0	12	0
2006–07			32	2	0	0	32	2
2007–08			33	0	0	0	33	0
2008–09			31	2	0	0	31	2
2009–10			30	2	1	0	31	2
Germany			League		DFB Pokal		Total
2010–11	FC Augsburg	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
Total	Netherlands		227	11	1	0	228	11
	Germany		130	11	11	1	141	12
Career total			357	22	12	1	369	23

Statistics accurate as of 4 August 2015.^[5]

International

Netherlands
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	1	0
2014	2	0
Total	3	0

Statistics accurate as of 17 May 2014.^[6]

Honours

Club

FC Augsburg

• Maspalomas Cup: 2014^[7]
• 2. Bundesliga Runner-up: 2010–11

International

Netherlands

• UEFA U-21 Championship: 2006
• FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2014^[8]

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.

External links

• Paul Verhaegh profile at Fussballdaten