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 Belgian First Division A club Antwerp. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
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