Tom Hiariej

Tom Jan Hiariej (/ˈtɒm hiːˈɑːriːeɪ/; born 25 July 1988) is a Dutch footballer who is currently without a club. He is of Moluccan descent.[1]

Tom Hiariej
Personal information
Full name Tom Jan Hiariej
Date of birth (1988-07-25) 25 July 1988
Place of birth Winschoten, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
ZNC
GRC
FC Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 FC Groningen 146 (3)
2013 → FC Emmen (loan) 12 (0)
2016 → SC Cambuur (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2019 Central Coast Mariners 37 (0)
2019–2020 FC Emmen 17 (0)
National team‡
2007 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2014

Biography

The son of a Moluccan father and a Dutch mother,[2] he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans.

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 qualities to come up in attack; he sees the chances".[3]

In the match against NEC Nijmegen (23 January 2008), Hiariej scored his first top-flight goal for FC Groningen.

Honours

Club

FC Groningen

References
  1. "Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "Voetballen in Spanje is een droom voor Tom Hiariej" (in Dutch). Voetbal Nieuws Online. 28 February 2008.
  3. "Paspoort van Tom Hiariej". KNVB. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.


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