Tom Jan Hiariej (/ˈtɒm hiːˈɑːriːeɪ/; born 25 July 1988) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or right-back.
[1] The son of a Moluccan father and a Dutch mother,[2] he made his professional first team debut in 2007 with Eredivisie side FC Groningen under long-time head coach Ron Jans.
[3] Hiariej scored his first professional goal on 23 January 2008 in a match against NEC.
[7][8] After practicing with the first team for a few weeks, he signed another one-year contract with Emmen in July 2019.
[9] He left the club at the expiration of his contract, after losing his starting spot to Hilal Ben Moussa.