Gregory van der Wiel
Football, Football player
1988 –
Who is Gregory van der Wiel?
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch international footballer who plays professionally for Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain, as a right back.
Born in Amsterdam to a father from Curaçao and a Dutch mother, he is a product of the renowned Ajax youth system, who plays an attacking right back and is known for his speedy runs down the flank. In 2010, Van der Wiel was awarded the Johan Cruyff Award for "Young Player of the Year" in the Netherlands.
He made his debut for the Dutch national team in February 2009, and participated in the Netherlands' runners-up performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dutch team-mate John Heitinga has labeled him the spiritual successor of Michael Reiziger for the Netherlands.
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- Born
- Feb 3, 1988
Amsterdam - Also known as
- Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Amsterdam
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on July 23, 2013
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