Dennis van der Heijden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis van der Heijden | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–12 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2012–14 | Dordrecht | ||
| 2014–16 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | ADO Den Haag | 20 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Netherlands U20 | 3 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Dennis van der Heijden (born 17 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for as a forward for Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag and the Netherlands U20 national football team.
Club career
ADO Den Haag
2015–16 season
Van der Heijden made his debut for ADO Den Haag on 14 February 2016 against Excelsior. He was brought on as substitute for Vito Wormgoor in the 77th minute, with Den Haag trailing 2-1, and scored twice to help the club complete a 4-2 come-from-behind victory.[1] In doing so he became the first player to net a brace for the club on debut since Dmitri Bulykin in 2010.[2] On 24 March van der Heijden signed his first professional contract with ADO Den Haag, putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year deal tying him to the club until 2019.[3] He ended the season with nine appearances and two goals to his name as The Hague finished 11th in the Eredivisie. On 17 June, van der Heijden was named runner-up for ADO Den Haag's Goal of the Season award for his goal against Excelsior, losing out by 4% to club goalkeeper Martin Hansen.[4]
2016–17 season
Van Der Heijden scored his first goal of the season on his KNVB Cup debut in a 2-1 win over Telstar on 25 October, coming off the bench to score the winner in the 81st minute of the match.[5]
International career
Netherlands national youth teams
Following his breakthrough with ADO Den Haag earlier in the preceding league campaign, van der Heijden was named in Aron Winter's side for the U19 European Championship.[6] He made his debut for the Netherlands U19 side in their opening match of the tournament on 12 July, coming on as a late substitute for Steven Bergwijn in a 3-1 win over Croatia.[7] He scored his first goal for the U19's in Netherlands' final match at the tournament, a penalty shootout loss against Germany which saw them fail to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
On 7 October 2016, van der Heijden scored 4 goals for Netherlands U20 in a 5-3 win over the United States at the Four Nations Tournament.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 26 November 2016[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2015–16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
References
- ↑ Drost, Alexander (14 February 2016). "ADO Den Haag is een nieuwe held rijker". Goal (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Duplan assistkoning, Van der Heijden evenaart Bulykin". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Dennis van der Heijden Signs 3.5-Year Contract". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Uitslag Doelpunt van het Jaar 15-16". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "KNVB Cup round-up: PSV knocked out as Jodan Boys shock Go Ahead". Football Oranje. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "Winter laat zes spelers afvallen bij Oranje Onder-19". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Dennis van der Heijden Wint met Oranje onder-19 Eerste Duel ek". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Oranje Onder 19 niet naar wk, ondanks goal Dennis van der Heijden". ADO den Haag. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "U-20 MNT falls 5-3 to the Netherlands in High Intensity Match". U.S Soccer. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ Dennis van der Heijden profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)