Joris Mathijsen

Joris Mathijsen
Mathijsen training with Feyenoord in 2012
Personal information
Full name Joris Mathijsen[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-05) 5 April 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Goirle, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1986–1989 VOAB
1989–1998 Willem II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 Willem II 127 (6)
2004–2006 AZ 52 (2)
2006–2011 Hamburger SV 145 (6)
2011–2012 Málaga 28 (0)
2012–2015 Feyenoord 57 (1)
Total 409 (15)
International career
2004–2012 Netherlands 84 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the director of football at Willem II.

Club career

Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle after he visited a training session of a friend as a young boy. At the age of nine, he left this club and came through the youth system of Willem II. He was promoted to the first team for the 1998–99 season, making his debut on 27 February 1999 in a match against FC Utrecht. After six seasons at Willem II, he was sold by manager Co Adriaanse to AZ. However, he endured a harder time breaking into the first team with AZ and his case was not helped by injuries.[citation needed]

After finishing as runners-up in the Eredivisie in 2006, Mathijsen opted to transfer to German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV for €6 million, where he teamed up with fellow Dutchmen Rafael van der Vaart and Nigel de Jong. He scored Hamburg's 2,500th Bundesliga goal (his first for the club) on 20 October 2007 against VfB Stuttgart.[2]

In November 2008, Mathijsen signed a new contract extension, tying him to Hamburg until the summer of 2012.[3] In mid-June 2011, however, he signed a two-year contract with Spanish La Liga side Málaga.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2012, it became apparent that Málaga was willing to let Mathijsen transfer to another club, prompting several Dutch sides to show interest, including Feyenoord and Ajax; on 10 August, Mathijsen signed with the former.[citation needed]

International career

Mathijsen playing for the Netherlands at Euro 2012

On 17 November 2004, Mathijsen made his international debut for the Netherlands against Andorra in a 3–0 away win.[citation needed]

Since his international debut, Mathijsen became a mainstay figure in the national team, especially after impressing with Hamburger SV. He was usually positioned as left central defender, because of his strong left-foot. He was called up to the Dutch squad for UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Initially in danger of losing his spot to Wilfred Bouma, he followed it up with a decent enough performance at the Euro 2008 and remained first-choice.[4]

Mathijsen was ever present for Oranje during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[5] He played more minutes than any other player in the Dutch squad and played a key role in their record of having conceded the fewest goals in their qualifying group.[citation needed]

Mathijsen was part of the Dutch team for the 2010 World Cup, managed by Bert van Marwijk.[6] The player was in the starting line-up for their first match in the competition, a 2–0 victory over Denmark, and started in all their matches on the way to the final.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Willem II 1999–2000 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 0 0 – 7 0
2000–01 22 1 2 0 – – 24 1
2001–02 31 1 2 1 – – 33 2
2002–03 34 1 2 0 6 0 – 42 1
2003–04 32 3 5 0 2 0 – 39 3
Total 126 6 11 1 8 0 0 0 145 7
AZ 2004–05 Eredivisie 25 1 1 0 10 3 – 36 4
2005–06 25 0 3 0 5 0 2[c] 0 35 0
2006–07 1 1 0 0 0 0 0[c] 0 1 1
Total 51 2 4 0 15 3 2 0 72 5
Hamburger SV 2006–07 Bundesliga 32 0 0 0 6 0 – 38 0
2007–08 31 1 0 0 8 0 – 39 1
2008–09 33 2 0 0 12 1 – 45 3
2009–10 33 1 0 0 14 1 – 47 2
2010–11 19 2 0 0 – – 19 2
Total 148 6 0 0 40 2 – 188 8
Málaga 2011–12 La Liga 28 0 2 0 – – 28 0
Feyenoord 2012–13 Eredivisie 29 0 3 0 2 0 – 34 0
2013–14 20 1 4 0 1 0 – 25 1
2014–15 8 0 0 0 5 0 0[c] 0 13 0
Total 57 1 7 0 8 0 0 0 72 1
Career total 410 15 24 1 71 5 2 0 507 21
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Eredivisie playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2004 1 0
2005 4 0
2006 12 1
2007 10 1
2008 14 1
2009 11 0
2010 15 0
2011 11 0
2012 6 0
Total 84 3
Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mathijsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Joris Mathijsen[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2006 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 1–0 Euro 2008 qualifying
2 7 February 2007 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Russia 3–1 4–1 Friendly
3 11 October 2008 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Iceland 1–0 2–0 2010 World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mathijsen: We have what it takes". FIFA.com. 19 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Mathijsen extends Hamburg association". UEFA.com. 13 November 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Mathijsen speelde alles". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Mathijsen bij Oranje 'zekerheidje'". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Netherlands-Denmark". FIFA.com. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Joris Mathijsen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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