Nick Viergever
 Viergever in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Viergever | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AZ | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | (0) |
| 2010– | AZ | 78 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 15, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nick Viergever (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪk ˈfiːr.ˌɣeː.vər]; born 3 August 1989 in Capelle aan den IJssel) is a left-footed Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for AZ. Viergever is capped several times for national Dutch youth teams.
He made his debut in the Eredivisie with Sparta Rotterdam, on 10 May 2009 against NEC in a 1–1 draw, substituting Sparta player Edwin van Bueren in the second half.
In the summer of 2010 Viergever moved from Sparta to AZ. He now is an important key player in the team. At the beginning of the 2012/2013 season, after Niklas Moisander and Rasmus Elm had left the club, Viergever was named vice-captain behind Maarten Martens. Because Martens suffered a long term injury, Viergever skippered AZ for the most of the season.
On 7 May 2012, Viergever was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad. He did not make the final cut. On 15 August 2012, Viergever made his debut under new manager Louis van Gaal in the 2:4 loss against Belgium in a friendly match.
Career statistics
Club performance
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Sparta Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | AZ | 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 | |||
| Total | Netherlands | 107 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 3 | |
| Career total | 107 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 3 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 12 May 2013.[1]
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.
International performance
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 12 May 2013.[2]
| Dutch national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- AZ
References
- Career stats – Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Holland stats at OnsOranje
- ↑ "Nick Viergever - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
- ↑ "Nick Viergever - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
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