Paul Verhaegh

Not to be confused with Paul Verhaeghe or Pål Varhaug.

Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back.^[2]

Paul Verhaegh

Personal information
Full name	Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh[1]
Date of birth	(1983-09-01) 1 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kronenberg, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	S.V. Kronenberg
	VVV-Venlo
	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	PSV	0	(0)
2003–2004	→ AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan)	33	(1)
2004–2006	FC Den Bosch	56	(4)
2006–2010	Vitesse	138	(6)
2010–2017	FC Augsburg	186	(20)
2017–2019	VfL Wolfsburg	33	(2)
2019–2020	Twente	7	(0)
Total		453	(33)
International career
2006–2007	Netherlands U21	20	(5)
2009	Netherlands B	2	(0)
2013–2014	Netherlands	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands FIFA World Cup 2014 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2006
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Verhaegh began his career at PSV Eindhoven, making 33 league appearances while on loan at AGOVV Apeldoorn. He then moved to FC Den Bosch in 2004, making 32 league appearances, before moving to Vitesse after the 2004–05 season.^[3] After four years, he left Vitesse and signed a two-year contract with FC Augsburg on 27 May 2010.

After having spent seven years with FC Augsburg, Verhaegh switched to VfL Wolfsburg, after agreeing to a two-year deal.^[4] In April 2019, it was announced that Verhaegh had been released by the club with immediate effect.^[5]

On 5 June 2019, Dutch club FC Twente signed Verhaegh on a one-year contract with the club following a medical.^[2] Verhaegh announced his retirement on 3 June 2020.^[6]

International career

Verhaegh was a member of the Netherlands U-21 squad that won the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

He made his debut for the senior national team against Portugal in a 1–1 friendly draw on 15 August 2013.^[7] He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.^[8] He started in the round of 16 match against Mexico, where the Netherlands relied on late goals to progress to the quarter-finals on their way to finishing third.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan)	2003–04	Eerste Divisie	33	1	0	0	–		33	1
FC Den Bosch	2004–05	Eredivisie	32	0	0	0	–		32	0
	2005–06	Eerste Divisie	24	4	0	0	–		24	4
	Total		56	4	0	0	0	0	56	4
Vitesse	2005–06	Eredivisie	12	0	0	0	6[a]	0	18	0
	2006–07		32	2	0	0	5[a]	0	37	2
	2007–08		33	0	1	0	–		34	0
	2008–09		31	2	1	0	–		32	2
	2009–10		30	2	2	0	–		32	2
	Total		138	6	4	0	11	0	153	6
FC Augsburg	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	30	1	3	0	–		33	1
	2011–12	Bundesliga	26	1	3	1	–		29	2
	2012–13		17	0	1	0	–		18	0
	2013–14		30	3	3	0	–		33	3
	2014–15		27	6	1	0	–		28	6
	2015–16		25	6	2	0	8[b]	1	35	7
	2016–17		31	3	0	0	–		31	3
	Total		186	20	13	1	8	1	207	22
VfL Wolfsburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	31	2	2	0	–		33	2
	2018–19		2	0	1	0	–		3	0
	Total		33	2	3	0	0	0	36	2
Twente	2019–20	Eredivisie	7	0	1	0	–		8	0
Career total			453	33	21	1	19	1	493	35

1. Eredivisie play-offs for UEFA Intertoto Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	2013	1	0
	2014	2	0
Total		3	0

Honours

FC Augsburg

• Maspalomas Cup: 2014^[11]
• 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2010–11

Netherlands U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2006^{[citation needed]}

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup third place: 2014^[12]