John de Jong

John de Jong
Personal information
Full name John de Jong
Date of birth March 8, 1977 (1977-03-08) (age 34)
Place of birth Den Haag, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Den Haag 69 (19)
1998–2000 Utrecht 71 (16)
2000–2008 PSV 92 (18)
2002–2003 Heerenveen (loan) 26 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John de Jong (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Best known for his lengthy spell with PSV Eindhoven, he had good passing abilities, also having his career cut short by injury, retiring at 31. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 189 games and 43 goals, over the course of ten seasons.

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Football career

Born in Den Haag, de Jong started his professional career with hometown's ADO Den Haag, in the second division. In January 1998, his solid performances led to a move to the top flight with FC Utrecht, where he continued to perform well.

For 2000–01, de Jong joined PSV Eindhoven. After a good run in his debut campaign (28 matches, three goals, national league conquered) and the second, he was loaned to SC Heerenveen for one season.

On 26 February 2008, after having only played 15 games in four years, all in 2004–05, de Jong retired from football due to an injury he sustained in training in 2005. He was unable to recover even after 35 months of rehabilitation, and subsequently expressed interest in staying at PSV in a non-footballing capacity.[1]

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