Tom Jan Hiariej (/ˈtɒm hiːˈɑːriːeɪ/; born 25 July 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or right-back. He is of Moluccan descent.[1]
Club career
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.[3] Hiariej scored his first professional goal on 23 January 2008 in a match against NEC.[4][5]
During his time at Groningen, Hiariej was sent on loan twice; to Emmen and Cambuur.[6] In May 2017, he moved to Australia to play in Gosford for the Central Coast Mariners.[7][8] After practicing with the first team for a few weeks, he signed another one-year contract with Emmen in July 2019.[9] He left the club at the expiration of his contract, after losing his starting spot to Hilal Ben Moussa.[10]
International career
Hiarej is also a Dutch youth international; he played a number of matches for several youth teams. He was also part of the Netherlands under-17 team, who ended up third in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[11]
Netherlands under-17 coach, Ruud Kaiser was very impressed by the young defender. Before the youth FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, Kaiser said 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".[12]
Hiariej would also make appearances for the Netherlands under-21 team.[13]
Honours
Groningen
Netherlands U17
- FIFA U-17 World Championship: third place 2005
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Voetballen in Spanje is een droom voor Tom Hiariej" (in Dutch). Voetbal Nieuws Online. 28 February 2008.
- ^ "Hiariej besluit na tien seizoenen te vertrekken bij FC Groningen". NU (in Dutch). 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Groningen en Heerenveen winnen". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch). 24 January 2008.
- ^ "FC Groningen - NEC Nijmegen 5:1 (Eredivisie 2007/2008, 21. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Tom Hiariej op huurbasis naar SC Cambuur". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Tom Hiariej naar Australië; voor twee jaar naar Central Coast Mariners". Groninger Internet Courant (in Dutch). 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Hiariej: The fans, that's who we're playing for". Central Coast Mariners. 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Welkom, Tom Hiariej! – FC Emmen". FC Emmen (in Dutch). 16 July 2019.
- ^ Dijkhuizen, Niels (11 June 2020). "Hiariej moet op zoek naar een andere club". RTV Drenthe (in Dutch).
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005 - Mexico reign supreme". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Paspoort van Tom Hiariej". KNVB. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Drie nieuwelingen bij Jong Oranje". Ons Oranje (in Dutch). 28 August 2009.
External links
- Tom Hiariej at WorldFootball.net
