Stefan de Vrij
De Vrij with Feyenoord in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stefan de Vrij | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lazio | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | VV Spirit | ||
| 2002–2009 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Feyenoord | 135 | (7) |
| 2014– | Lazio | 42 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012– | Netherlands | 30 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:13, 18 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2015 |
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Stefan de Vrij (born 5 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Lazio and the Netherlands national football team.
He began his career at his local club VV Spirit, and debuted as a professional for Feyenoord aged 17. He spent five seasons at the Eredivisie club, serving briefly as captain, before joining Lazio in July 2014.
A full international since 2012, De Vrij has earned over 25 caps for the Netherlands. He was in the Dutch team which finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and was selected for the Castrol Performance Index Team of the Tournament.
De Vrij grew up in Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland. He is the youngest son of Jan de Vrij, who played for local club VV Spirit, where Stefan de Vrij started his career. His older brothers Niels and Eric played football in their youth, but went different paths.
De Vrij played for local Ouderkerk aan den IJssel club vv Spirit for 5 seasons. At the age of 10, he attended a Feyenoord talent day. After various training sessions and a friendly match against ARC, De Vrij was officially asked to join Feyenoord's youth division. At vv Spirit, De Vrij often played as a central midfielder, but at Feyenoord he got turned into a defender. The youngster developed himself rapidly. After playing for Feyenoord U15, De Vrij was one of the players to skip the U16 team to play in the U17 immediately.
On 17 July 2009, De Vrij signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord until summer 2012. De Vrij made his official debut for Feyenoord's first team on 24 September 2009, when he replaced Kelvin Leerdam in the 58th minute in the KNVB Cup away match against Harkemase Boys (0–5). On 6 December 2009, De Vrij made his Eredivisie debut in the home match against FC Groningen (3–1), when he replaced Denny Landzaat in the 89th minute. Aged 18 by its end, his first professional season saw him make 21 appearances, 17 of which were in the league.
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