On 26 June 2018, Nainggolan signed with Inter Milan for €38 million (€24 million plus Davide Santon and Nicolò Zaniolo, valued at €14 million) until June 2022. On 6 July 2016 he renewed his contract until June 2020, extending it a further year the following summer. Nainggolan signed a permanent deal with Roma in the 2015 off-season, for €9 million. His second, which arrived on 19 April against Fiorentina (same result) ensured his team automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League. On 22 February 2014, Nainggolan scored his first goal for the capital side, grabbing the 1–0 winner against Bologna. In the same competition, he also helped dispose of Juventus in said stage by playing the full 90 minutes at the end of the month. He made his debut two days later, starting in a 1–0 home victory over Sampdoria for the Coppa Italia which qualified for the quarter-finals. On 7 January 2014, Nainggolan was loaned to fellow top-flight team Roma until the end of the campaign for a fee of €3 million, with an option to purchase 50% of his rights in the ensuing summer for €6 million. His performances with the Rossoblu made him especially popular among their fans, who named him in a top 11 list comprising the best players in the history of the Sardinian club. In early October 2013, after three seasons as an undisputed first-choice, Nainggolan agreed to an extension until 2016. On 31 January 2011, Cagliari redeemed the second half of his contract from Piacenza. On 31 October 2010 he scored his first goal in the Italian top division, from a right-footed volley in a 2–0 home win over Bologna. In the first part of 2010–11, under manager Pierpaolo Bisoli, Nainggolan started often due to the absence of Daniele Conti. After making seven appearances (including being sent off a few minutes after entering the field on 28 February against Chievo), the club announced it had acquired 50% of his rights in a co-ownership deal. He made his Serie A debut on 7 February, playing seven minutes in a 3–0 away loss against Inter Milan. On 27 January 2010, Nainggolan was loaned to Cagliari with a buyout clause. In the 2008–09 campaign, Nainggolan became a starter for the Emilia-Romagna side, playing 38 of 42 games and scoring three goals, which contributed to them avoiding relegation. He made his senior debut on during a home defeat to Arezzo, being inserted permanently into the first team the following season. Seven years later he moved to the youth team of Germinal Beerschot, where he remained until 2005, when he moved to Italian Serie B club Piacenza. Nainggolan began playing football with Tubantia Borgerhout at the age of 5. He was raised Roman Catholic and speaks Dutch, English, French and Italian fluently. Nainggolan's mother died in 2010, and after her death he tattooed two large wings on his back with her dates of birth and death. His father abandoned the family when Radja was still a child. He was raised in Kiel, a working-class and multicultural neighbourhood of the city. Nainggolan was born in Antwerp, the son of Lizy Bogaerts, a Belgian of Flemish ethnicity who raised him with his three half brothers and his twin sister, and Marianus Nainggolan, an Indonesian of Batak background and member of the Batak Christian Protestant Church. He made 367 appearances and scored 48 goals in Serie A, being named four consecutive times in its Team of the Year.Ī Belgium international for eight years, Nainggolan played 30 times for his country (scoring six goals) and represented it at Euro 2016. Nicknamed Il Ninja, he spent almost his entire professional career in Italy, representing Piacenza, Cagliari, Roma and Inter Milan. Radja Nainggolan (born ) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C club SPAL. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, (UTC)
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