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5. Nigel De Jong
De Jong is of Surinamese-Dutch descent; Surinamese parentage from his father and Dutch and Indonesian from his mother.
Nicknamed “The Destroyer”, De Jong enjoyed a successful career where he has played for Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester City, AC Milan, and currently Galatasaray. He won the league at Ajax in the 2003/04 season, as well as the league and cup double at Man City in the 2011/12 season.
De Jong represented the Netherlands 81 times in total and appeared at two Euros (2008, 2012) and two World Cups (2010, 2014).