16 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Georginio Wijnaldum

7. He Has A Brilliant Scoring Record - Having Netted 81 Times in 286 Career Club Matches

Newcastle's goalscoring record hasn't been brilliant in recent seasons in general, and particularly the contribution from their midfielders has been particularly pitiful. Jack Colback and Moussa Sissoko contributed four goals each from midfield last season, but then only Sammy Ameobi and Yoan Gouffran netted more than once in the Premier League - so Wijnaldum's ability to find the target could prove invaluable to Newcastle. Last season, Wijnaldum scored 14 goals in 33 Eredivisie games and netted 18 times across all competitions (from 44 matches). Throughout his career, Wijnaldum has scored 81 goals and contributed 34 assists in 286 games for Feyenoord and PSV. If Wijnaldum can transfer some of those goals across to the Premier League, then Newcastle will be able to spread the scoring burden far more evenly across the positions.