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Nigel de Jong

1984 - Today

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Nigel de Jong (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the technical director of the KNVB, the national Dutch football federation. He has also worked as an English language pundit for beIN Sports covering Premier League and Champions League football as well as for ITV for Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup. De Jong joined the Ajax youth academy and made the first team at age 17. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nigel de Jong is the 1,844th most popular soccer player (down from 1,785th in 2019), the 585th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 595th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Dutch Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nigel de Jong ranks 1,844 out of 21,273. Before him are Willy Busch, František Svoboda, Jean de Bie, Marcel Domingo, Mario Boljat, and Oscar Ruggeri. After him are Jurica Jerković, Rubén Morán, Pruden, Diego Lugano, Marcos Alonso, and Marcel Langiller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Nigel de Jong ranks 45. Before him are Yun Hyon-seok, Ludwig Göransson, Santi Cazorla, Indila, Gaspard Ulliel, and Olivia Wilde. After him are Lindsey Vonn, Per Mertesacker, JJ Redick, Gina Rodriguez, Eliud Kipchoge, and Katharine McPhee.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nigel de Jong ranks 585 out of 1,646. Before him are Volcher Coiter (1534), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596), Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1562), Jan Raas (1952), and Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939). After him are Dirk Brouwer (1902), Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876), Peter R. de Vries (1956), Corneille de Lyon (1500), Ernesto Hoost (1965), and Martin Koeman (1938).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Netherlands

Among soccer players born in Netherlands, Nigel de Jong ranks 64. Before him are Arnold Mühren (1951), Jan Wouters (1960), Michael Reiziger (1973), Richard Witschge (1969), Barry Hulshoff (1946), and Hakim Ziyech (1993). After him are Martin Koeman (1938), Adri van Tiggelen (1957), Frenkie de Jong (1997), Henk Groot (1938), Wim Kieft (1962), and Wim Anderiesen (1903).

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