Tom Hiariej


Tom Jan Hiariej is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Emmen in the Dutch Eredivisie.
He is of Moluccan descent.

Biography

The son of a Moluccan father and a Dutch mother, he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans.
Hiarej is also a Dutch youth international; he played a number of matches for several youth teams. He was also part of the Dutch U-17 team, who ended up third in the World Cup for Under 17 in Peru in 2005.
Netherlands U-17 coach, Ruud Kaiser was very impressed by the young defender. Before the youth FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, Kaiser said this about Hiariej:
In the match against NEC Nijmegen, Hiariej scored his first top-flight goal for FC Groningen.

Honours

Club

FC Groningen