Joris Mathijsen

Football player infobox| playername= Joris Mathijsen
fullname = Joris Mathijsen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|4|5
cityofbirth = Goirle
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = Hamburger SV
position = Central Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-2004 2004-2006 2006-
clubs = Willem II Tilburg AZ Hamburger SV
caps(goals) = 127 (6) 051 (2) 064 (2)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 036 (2)
pcupdate = April 15, 2008
ntupdate = August 22, 2008

Joris Mathijsen (born 5 April 1980 in Goirle) is a professional Dutch footballer. He currently plays for Hamburger SV as a central defender. He is married with Crister, and together they have got an son called Jens-Joris. Mathijsen started his football career at SV VOAB in Goirle, after he visited a training of a friend as a young boy. At the age of 9 he left this club and came all the way through the youth system of Willem II Tilburg, 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 Alkmaar. However he endured a harder time breaking into the first team at Alkmaar.

On 17 November 2004, Mathijsen made his international debut for the Netherlands against Andorra in a 3-0 away win.

Since his international debut, Mathijsen has become a mainstay figure in the national team. He is usually positioned as left central defender, even though he is right-footed. He was called up to the Dutch squad for Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

Career

External links

*FIFA player|228281
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=7064&pn=Joris_Mathijsen Joris Mathijsen] profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours and timeline
* [http://www.wereldvanoranje.nl/profielen/profiel.php?id=452 Wereld van oranje.nl Profile]
* [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/mathijsenjoris/ statistics]