Tom Hiariej
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Tom Jan Hiariej is a Dutch
footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen, where he also started his professional career.
father and a Dutch mother, he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie
side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans
, where he currently plays.
Hiarej is also a Dutch youth international; he played a number of matches for several youth teams. He was also part of the Dutch U-17 team, who ended up third in the World Cup for Under 17 in Peru
in 2005.
Netherlands U-17 coach, Ruud Kaiser
was very impressed by the young defender. Before the youth FIFA U-17 World Cup
in Peru, Kaiser said this about Hiariej:
"When Hiariej plays for his club, he plays central defender, but here he plays right-back. He is talented and quick. He also has the quality's to come up in attack; he sees the chances"
In the match against NEC Nijmegen (23 January 2008), Tom Hiariej scored his first top-flight goal for FC Groningen.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen, where he also started his professional career.
Biography
The son of a MoluccanMaluku Islands
The Maluku Islands are an archipelago that is part of Indonesia, and part of the larger Maritime Southeast Asia region. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone...
father and a Dutch mother, he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans
Ron Jans
Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...
, where he currently plays.
Hiarej is also a Dutch youth international; he played a number of matches for several youth teams. He was also part of the Dutch U-17 team, who ended up third in the World Cup for Under 17 in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 2005.
Netherlands U-17 coach, Ruud Kaiser
Ruud Kaiser
Ruud Kaiser is a former Dutch association football player turned manager who most recently was in charge of German fourth-tier side 1. FC Magdeburg.-Career:...
was very impressed by the young defender. Before the youth FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...
in Peru, Kaiser said this about Hiariej:
"When Hiariej plays for his club, he plays central defender, but here he plays right-back. He is talented and quick. He also has the quality's to come up in attack; he sees the chances"
In the match against NEC Nijmegen (23 January 2008), Tom Hiariej scored his first top-flight goal for FC Groningen.
External links
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