Stefan de Vrij, born on February fifth, nineteen ninety-two, is a distinguished Dutch professional footballer renowned for his role as a centre-back. Currently, he showcases his talents at Serie A club Inter Milan and represents the Netherlands national team on the international stage.
De Vrij's football journey commenced at his local club, VV Spirit, where his passion for the sport flourished. He made his professional debut for Feyenoord at the young age of seventeen, where he spent five impactful seasons. During his tenure at Feyenoord, he briefly held the captaincy, demonstrating his leadership qualities before making a significant move to Lazio in July two thousand fourteen.
As a full international since two thousand twelve, De Vrij has proudly earned over seventy caps for the Netherlands. His international career highlights include being part of the Dutch squad that secured third place at the two thousand fourteen FIFA World Cup, where he was recognized in the Castrol Performance Index Team of the Tournament. Additionally, he showcased his skills at UEFA Euro two thousand twenty and Euro two thousand twenty-four, reaching the semi-finals in the latter.