Jan-Paul Frederik Daniel Saeijs (born 20 June 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan-Paul Frederik Daniel Saeijs | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HBS Craeyenhout | |||
| HVV | |||
| 1997–1998 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | ADO Den Haag | 161 | (12) |
| 2006–2010 | Roda JC | 108 | (7) |
| 2009 | → Southampton (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | De Graafschap | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | HBS Craeyenhout | 80 | (39) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in The Hague, Saeijs made his debut in professional football for ADO Den Haag in the 1998–99 season.
In January 2009, he joined Southampton on loan, with an option of making the deal permanent if Southampton were still in the Championship at the end of the 2008–09 season.[1] He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Barnsley on 10 January.[2]
He scored his first two Southampton goals against Watford, a header and a 30-yard free kick.[3]
On 10 June 2010 Saeijs signed with Eredivisie newcomer, De Graafschap.[4] He signed a contract for 2 years.[5] Saeijs announced his retirement from professional football in May 2012 and signed with Topklasse side HBS Craeyenhout from his home city The Hague. He retired from football altogether in June 2015.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Saints make Dutch raid". Southampton F.C. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "Barnsley 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ "Watford 2–2 Southampton". BBC. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ "Saeijs moet De Graafschap 'stabiliteit' brengen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "De Graafschap contracteert Jan-Paul Saeijs" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Emotionele HBS-speler Jan-Paul Saeijs hakt knoop door: 'Ik stop met voetballen'". Omroep West (in Dutch). 7 June 2015.
External links
edit- Jan-Paul Saeijs at Soccerbase
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