Nick Viergever

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Nick Viergever
Viergever playing for Utrecht in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 24
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 30 (0)
2010–2014 AZ 110 (5)
2014–2018 Ajax 84 (6)
2015 Jong Ajax 4 (0)
2018–2021 PSV 75 (3)
2021–2022 Greuther Fürth 24 (0)
2022– Utrecht 0 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Netherlands U21 5 (0)
2012–2017 Netherlands 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Nick Viergever (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪk ˈfiːrɣeːvər];[2] born 3 August 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Utrecht. He also made three appearances for the Netherlands national team.

Club career[edit]

Sparta Rotterdam[edit]

Viergever playing for Ajax in 2015

Viergever made his debut in the Eredivisie with Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–1 draw with NEC on 10 May 2009, coming on as a substitute for Edwin van Bueren in the second half.

AZ Alkmaar[edit]

In the summer of 2010, Viergever moved to AZ. He was named as vice-captain behind Maarten Martens at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, after Niklas Moisander and Rasmus Elm had left the club. With Martens ruled out through a long-term injury, Viergever skippered AZ for the most of the season.

Ajax[edit]

On 24 May 2014, it was announced that Viergever had signed a four-year contract with Ajax.[3] Viergever scored an important goal for Ajax against FC Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League. After a 2–0 victory in the first leg in Amsterdam Viergever saw his team trailing with 3–0 in the away game in Gelsenkirchen before hitting the net in 110th minute of extra time, sending his club to the semi-finals on away goals for the first time in over twenty years.[4]

PSV[edit]

On 2 May 2018, Viergever signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer. Viergever said he understood the controversy with the move to Ajax arch rivals, however expressed his delight with signing with the Eredivisie champions.[5]

Greuther Fürth[edit]

Viergever moved to Bundesliga newcomers Greuther Fürth on 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window. He signed a two-year contract.[6]

Utrecht[edit]

On 16 May 2022, Viergever signed a two-year contract with Utrecht.[7]

International career[edit]

On 7 May 2012, Viergever was one of nine uncapped players named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk. He did not make the final cut. On 15 August 2012, Viergever made his debut under new manager Louis van Gaal in the 4–2 away loss to Belgium in a friendly match.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 14 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 2008–09 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2009–10 29 0 3 0 — 3 0 35 0
Total 30 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 36 0
AZ 2010–11 Eredivisie 16 0 0 0 3 0 — 19 0
2011–12 30 2 5 1 14 0 — 49 3
2012–13 31 0 6 0 2 0 — 39 0
2013–14 33 3 5 0 13 2 — 51 5
Total 110 5 16 1 32 2 0 0 158 8
Ajax 2014–15 Eredivisie 26 2 3 0 9 1 1 0 39 3
2015–16 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
2016–17 29 2 1 0 13 2 — 43 4
2017–18 12 2 2 0 4 0 — 18 2
Total 84 6 7 0 27 3 1 0 119 9
PSV Eindhoven 2018–19 Eredivisie 34 3 0 0 8 0 1 0 43 3
2019–20 23 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 37 0
2020–21 17 0 1 0 4 0 — 22 0
2021–22 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 75 3 3 0 25 0 1 0 104 3
Greuther Fürth 2021–22 Bundesliga 24 0 0 0 — — 24 0
Career total 323 14 29 1 84 5 5 0 441 21
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Includes Johan Cruyff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs

International[edit]

As of match played 31 May 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2012 1 0
2017 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours[edit]

AZ

Ajax

PSV Eindhoven

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nick Viergever". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ Viergever in isolation: [ˈviːrɣeːvər].
  3. ^ "'Ajax onderneemt snel actie en legt Viergever voor vier seizoenen vast'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ^ "'Highlights: See how Ajax dramatically denied Schalke'". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ "'Viergever per ingang van komend seizoen PSV'er'". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Greuther Fürth verpflichtet Nick Viergever von PSV Eindhoven". kicker (in German). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ "FC Utrecht haalt ervaren Nick Viergever" (in Dutch). Utrecht. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Super Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links[edit]

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