38 Facts About Georginio Wijnaldum

At Liverpool, Georginio Wijnaldum took on a role deeper in the midfield than in his previous clubs.

Georginio Wijnaldum appeared 237 times in a Liverpool shirt and is often regarded as a club legend who played a major part in Liverpool's successes over his years at the club.

Georginio Wijnaldum signed for French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 on a free transfer.

However, Georginio Wijnaldum stayed in Rotterdam and moved in with his grandmother, where he lived for the remainder of his childhood.

Georginio Wijnaldum never played with a ball or watched football on TV.

Georginio Wijnaldum's ambition was to become a gymnast or acrobat.

Georginio Wijnaldum has two younger brothers, one of whom, Giliano Georginio Wijnaldum, most recently played for Sparta Rotterdam, as well as a half-brother, Rajiv van La Parra, who most recently played for Apollon Smyrnis.

At age six, Georginio Wijnaldum developed himself rapidly at Sparta Rotterdam, winning two championship titles in his first two seasons.

Georginio Wijnaldum was convinced playing for Feyenoord was better for his development as a football player and believed in Feyenoord's vision.

At Feyenoord, Georginio Wijnaldum joined a successful generation with the likes of Leroy Fer and Luis Pedro.

In January 2007, a few weeks after turning 16, Georginio Wijnaldum was invited to the first team's training camp in Belek, Turkey, by Feyenoord manager Erwin Koeman.

At the age of 16 and 148 days, Georginio Wijnaldum became the youngest player ever to play in Feyenoord's first team and was chosen Feyenoord's man of the match.

On 6 March 2009, Georginio Wijnaldum signed a new contract at Feyenoord which would have kept him at De Kuip until summer 2012.

Georginio Wijnaldum scored two goals from open play in the first half and two more from the penalty spot to add his total for the season to eight goals.

Since joining the club, Georginio Wijnaldum established himself in the starting 11 as he scored goals and developed assists from his attacking role in midfield in Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

Georginio Wijnaldum made his Premier League debut for Liverpool against Arsenal on 14 August 2016, where he played 80 minutes and provided an assist for Adam Lallana before being replaced by Kevin Stewart.

Georginio Wijnaldum's goal saw Liverpool break the competition's record for the most goals scored in a single campaign, with the club's tally of 46 surpassing the record of 45 previously held by Barcelona.

Georginio Wijnaldum was brought on for James Milner in the 64th minute.

Georginio Wijnaldum played the remainder of the game but was not included among the penalty takers for the resulting shoot-out.

Georginio Wijnaldum was one of Liverpool's key players as they won their first league title in 30 years, playing in all but one of the club's 38 Premier League matches, scoring four goals.

Georginio Wijnaldum helped the club make the quarter-finals of the Champions League and secure a spot for the following season in the competition.

On 7 June 2021, Georginio Wijnaldum signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by Fabrizio Romano and The Guardian.

On 2 September 2023, Georginio Wijnaldum signed for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq on a three-year contract, in which he rejoined his former teammate at Liverpool, Jordan Henderson.

Georginio Wijnaldum was one of the key players of the Netherlands under-17 squad on the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Belgium.

Quickly after the tournament, Georginio Wijnaldum was selected for the Netherlands under-19 squad.

On 12 November 2008, Georginio Wijnaldum was invited to the Netherlands B squad by manager Johan Neeskens but had to deny the invitation due to an injury.

Georginio Wijnaldum had to deny his first Netherlands under-21 invitation on 9 August 2009.

Georginio Wijnaldum received an invitation for the friendly match against England by manager Cor Pot.

Georginio Wijnaldum was selected for the Netherlands at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he made three appearances and scored against both Germany and Russia, as the Jong Oranje reached the semi-final stage, where they were beaten by Italy.

On 30 May 2011, Georginio Wijnaldum was named in the Netherlands senior squad for friendlies against Brazil and Uruguay, but did not play in either match.

Georginio Wijnaldum was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he appeared as a substitute in the team's opening two group matches against Spain and Australia.

Georginio Wijnaldum went on to score in home wins against Germany and France as the Netherlands qualified for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where he played the full match in both the semi-final win against England and final loss to Portugal.

Roma in August 2022, Georginio Wijnaldum was unable to feature for the Netherlands at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Georginio Wijnaldum returned to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers in March 2023, where he started both matches against France and Gibraltar.

In June 2023, Georginio Wijnaldum was a member of the Dutch squad for the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals.

On 29 May 2024, Georginio Wijnaldum was named in the Netherlands' squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

On 20 November 2019, following racist abuse aimed at Ahmad Mendes Moreira in the Eredivisie, Georginio Wijnaldum celebrated a goal for the Netherlands against Estonia by gesturing at his skin colour in support of Mendes Moreira.

On 23 June 2021, Georginio Wijnaldum announced that he would wear a rainbow armband under the slogan OneLove during the Netherlands' UEFA Euro 2020 round of 16 match against Czechia in a show of solidarity to both the LGBT community and German captain Manuel Neuer who had a case opened against him at UEFA for wearing the rainbow armband.