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Nigel de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [?n?jd??l d? ?j??]) (born 30 November 1984) is a <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_de_Jong>Dutch footballer</a> who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.

Style of play

De Jong began his career as a creative midfielder or forward.[28] At Ajax he played a number of positions, including central midfield and right wing.[5] De Jong credits his conversion to a defensive-minded player to Huub Stevens, under whom he played at Hamburg. His new approach earned him the nickname "der Rasenmäher" ("the Lawnmower").[28]

During an international friendly on 3 March 2010, de Jong fractured the leg of Bolton Wanderers' American international Stuart Holden as the result of a late challenge, causing Holden to be sidelined for six weeks.[29] In the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final he kicked Spanish player Xabi Alonso in the chest, a challenge for which de Jong admitted he was lucky not to have received a red card.[30] On 3 October 2010, in a Premier League match against Newcastle United, a tackle by de Jong on Hatem Ben Arfa resulted in the latter being carried off the pitch with a double fracture of his left tibia and fibula.[31] Nigel de Jong was later dropped from the Dutch national team for an unspecified period of time, but has since been reprieved.[32] De Jong however has never received a red card during his time at Manchester City. To date the only red card De Jong has received in his professional career was a sending off for two bookable offences in a match for Hamburg against Rapid Bucharest in the 2005-06 edition of the UEFA Cup. [33]