Radja Nainggolan
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Nainggolan with Belgium in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Radja Nainggolan | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Patro Eisden | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | Tubantia Borgerhout | ||
| 2000–2005 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2005–2007 | Piacenza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Piacenza | 71 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Cagliari (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Cagliari | 124 | (7) |
| 2014 | → Roma (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Roma | 138 | (26) |
| 2018–2021 | Inter Milan | 33 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cagliari (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Cagliari (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Antwerp | 44 | (3) |
| 2023 | SPAL | 10 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bhayangkara | 10 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Lokeren | 28 | (8) |
| 2026– | Patro Eisden | 7 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Belgium U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2018 | Belgium | 30 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:55, 22 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Radja Nainggolan (born 4 May 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Patro Eisden.
Nicknamed Il Ninja, he spent almost his entire professional career in Italy, representing Piacenza, Cagliari, Roma and Inter Milan. He made 367 appearances and scored 48 goals in Serie A, being named four consecutive times in its Team of the Year.
A Belgium international for eight years, Nainggolan played 30 times for his country (scoring six goals) and represented it at Euro 2016.