Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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. 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. In April 2019, it was announced that Verhaegh had been released by the club with immediate effect.
On 5 June 2019, Dutch club FC Twente signed Verhaegh on a one-year contract with the club following a medical. Verhaegh announced his retirement on 3 June 2020.
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. He was also part of the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. 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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAGOVV Apeldoorn (loan)2003–04Eerste Divisie33100–331FC Den Bosch2004–05Eredivisie32000–3202005–06Eerste Divisie24400–244Total5640000564Vitesse2005–06Eredivisie12000601802006–0732200503722007–0833010–3402008–0931210–3222009–1030220–322Total1386401101536FC Augsburg2010–112. Bundesliga30130–3312011–12Bundesliga26131–2922012–1317010–1802013–1430330–3332014–1527610–2862015–1625620813572016–1731300–313Total186201318120722VfL Wolfsburg2017–18Bundesliga31220–3322018–192010–30Total3323000362Twente2019–20Eredivisie7010–80Career total4533321119149335
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNetherlands201310201420Total30
Honours FC Augsburg Maspalomas Cup: 2014 2. Bundesliga runner-up: 2010–11
Netherlands U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2006
Netherlands FIFA World Cup third place: 2014
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