16 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Georginio Wijnaldum

11. He Has Been PSV's Captain For Two Years

Following Mark van Bommel's retirement in the summer of 2013, PSV needed a new captain - and the early favourite Kevin Strootman departed for Roma, leaving a position that needed to be filled. Instead, the PSV hierarchy turned to the 22-year-old Wijnaldum to become the club's skipper, so highly regarded was the midfielder. Unfortunately for Wijnaldum, his opening campaign as captain was cut agonisingly short after he suffered a serious back injury and he managed just 11 appearances all campaign.