Joris Mathijsen

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Joris Mathijsen

Full name	Joris Mathijsen
Date of birth	April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 28)
Place of birth	Goirle, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	Hamburger SV
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Willem II AZ Hamburger SV	127 (6) 051 (2) 058 (1)
National team²
2004-	Netherlands	033 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 9, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980 in Goirle) is a professional Dutch footballer. He currently plays for Hamburger SV as a central defender.

Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle, after he visited a training of a friend as a young boy. At the age of 9 he left this club and came all the way through the youth system of Willem II Tilburg, making his debut on 27 February 1999 in a match against FC Utrecht. After six seasons at Willem II, he was sold by manager Co Adriaanse to AZ Alkmaar. However he endured a harder time breaking into the first team at Alkmaar.

On 17 November 2004, Mathijsen made his international debut for the Netherlands against Andorra in a 3-0 away win.

Since his international debut, Mathijsen has become a mainstay figure in the national team. He is usually positioned as left central defender, even though he is right-footed.

[edit] Career

Season	Club	Apps	Goals	Competition
1998/99	Willem II	1	0	Eredivisie
1999/00	Willem II	7	0	Eredivisie
2000/01	Willem II	22	1	Eredivisie
2001/02	Willem II	31	1	Eredivisie
2002/03	Willem II	34	1	Eredivisie
2003/04	Willem II	32	3	Eredivisie
2004/05	AZ Alkmaar	25	1	Eredivisie
2005/06	AZ Alkmaar	25	0	Eredivisie
2006/07	AZ Alkmaar	1	1	Eredivisie
2006/07	Hamburger SV	32	0	Bundesliga
2007/08	Hamburger SV	26	1	Bundesliga
Total		236	9

[edit] External links

Joris Mathijsen FIFA competition record
Joris Mathijsen profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours and timeline
(Dutch) Wereld van oranje.nl Profile
statistics

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Hamburger SV – current squad

1 Rost • 2 Sorín • 3 Atouba • 4 Reinhardt • 5 Mathijsen • 6 Odjidja-Ofoe • 7 Zidan • 8 De Jong • 9 Guerrero • 10 Kompany • 11 Olić • 12 Hesl • 13 Fillinger • 14 Jarolím • 15 Trochowski • 16 Putsila • 17 Chrisantus • 18 Castelen • 19 Boateng • 20 Demel • 21 Gouhari • 22 Choupo-Moting • 23 Van der Vaart • 24 Brečko • 25 Keita • 26 Zimmerman • 28 Addo • 29 Wolf • 30 Benjamin • 31 Kunert • 32 Ben-Hatira • 34 Sam • Manager: Stevens

v • d • e Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 van der Sar • 2 Ooijer • 3 Heitinga • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 De Zeeuw • 7 van Persie • 8 Engelaar • 9 van Nistelrooy • 10 Sneijder • 11 Robben • 12 Melchiot • 13 Timmer • 14 Bouma • 15 De Cler • 16 Stekelenburg • 17 De Jong • 18 Kuyt • 19 Huntelaar • 20 Afellay • 21 Boulahrouz • 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 23 van der Vaart • Coach: van Basten

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 van der Sar • 2 Jaliens • 3 Boulahrouz • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 Landzaat • 7 Kuyt • 8 Cocu • 9 van Nistelrooy • 10 van der Vaart • 11 Robben • 12 Kromkamp • 13 Ooijer • 14 Heitinga • 15 de Cler • 16 Maduro • 17 van Persie • 18 van Bommel • 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 20 Sneijder • 21 Babel • 22 Timmer • 23 Stekelenburg • Coach: van Basten