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(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokeren-Temse | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | Lokeren-Temse | 15 | (3) |
| 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, correct as of 11 May 2025 | |||
Radja Nainggolan (born 4 May 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Lokeren-Temse.
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.