Tom Hiariej
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Jan Hiariej | ||
| Date of birth | July 25, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Winschoten, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Groningen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ZNC | |||
| GRC | |||
| FC Groningen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | FC Groningen | 146 | (3) |
| 2013 | → FC Emmen (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016. | |||
Tom Jan Hiariej (/ˈtɒm hiːˈɑːriːeɪ/; born 25 July 1988 in Winschoten, Groningen Province) is a Dutch-Indonesian[1] footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Biography
The son of a Moluccan father and a Dutch mother,[2] he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans, where he currently plays.
Hiarej is also a Dutch youth international; he played a number of matches for several youth teams. He was also part of the Dutch U-17 team, who ended up third in the World Cup for Under 17 in Peru in 2005.
Netherlands U-17 coach, Ruud Kaiser was very impressed by the young defender. Before the youth FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, Kaiser said this about Hiariej:
"When Hiariej plays for his club, he plays central defender, but here he plays right-back. He is talented and quick. He also has the quality's to come up in attack; he sees the chances"[3]
In the match against NEC Nijmegen (23 January 2008), Tom Hiariej scored his first top-flight goal for FC Groningen.
Honours
Club
References
- ↑ "Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ "Voetballen in Spanje is een droom voor Tom Hiariej" (in Dutch). Voetbal Nieuws Online. 28 February 2008.
- ↑ "Paspoort van Tom Hiariej". KNVB. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)