PLAYER DETAILS
Siem de Jong profile
- Club
- _Retired Soccer
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Nationality
- The Netherlands
- Date of birth
- 1989-01-28
- Birthplace
- Aigle, Switzerland
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 74 kg (163 lb)
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Siem de Jong
Siem Stefan de Jong is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker.
Playing in the youth academies of De Graafschap and Ajax, he made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club's captain as they won a club-record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2011 to 2014.
Following a three-year spell with Premier League side Newcastle United and a loan spell with PSV Eindhoven, De Jong returned to Ajax in 2017.
His younger brother Luuk de Jong is also a professional football player, currently playing for Sevilla.