Paul Johannes Gerardus Verhaegh (born 1 September 1983) is a former Dutch professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Verhaegh began his career at

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

, making 33 league appearances while on loan at

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...

. 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

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on 27 May 2010. After having spent seven years with FC Augsburg, Verhaegh switched to

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

, 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 Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

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

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. He made his debut for the senior national team against

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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

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, where the Netherlands relied on late goals to progress to the quarter-finals on their way to finishing third.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

FC Augsburg * Maspalomas Cup:

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runner-up:

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Netherlands U21 *

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: 2006 Netherlands *

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third place:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verhaegh, Paul Living people 1983 births Footballers from Eindhoven Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's international footballers 2014 FIFA World Cup players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SBV Vitesse players FC Den Bosch players PSV Eindhoven players AGOVV players FC Augsburg players VfL Wolfsburg players FC Twente players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany