Dennis van der Heijden
Dennis van der Heijden (born 17 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for as a forward for VV Capelle. He has played for the Netherlands U20 national football team.
| Dennis van der Heijden with ADO Den Haag in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis van der Heijden | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VV Capelle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2012–2014 | Dordrecht | ||
| 2014–2016 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | ADO Den Haag | 25 | (2) |
| 2017 | → FC Volendam (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Almere City | 29 | (7) |
| 2018–2021 | Carpi | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Fermana (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → TOP Oss (loan) | 42 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Chrobry Głogów | 31 | (3) |
| 2022– | VV Capelle | ||
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Netherlands U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 5 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 29 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
He scored twice on his professional debut for ADO Den Haag but failed to score again in the Eredivisie over the next year and half. As a result he spent the remainder of his second season with the club on loan at Volendam before signing a permanent deal with fellow Eerste Divisie side Almere City at the end of the season. There he spent a further season before relocating to Italy to join Carpi in 2018.
Club career edit
ADO Den Haag edit
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, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[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]
Loan to Volendam edit
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 2016, coming off the bench to score the winner in the 81st minute of the match.[5] He failed to score in 16 Eredivisie appearances by January though, and at the end of the month was loaned to Eerste Divisie side Volendam.[6] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2017, starting in a 3–1 loss to Emmen and scored his first goal ten days later, netting Volendam's opener in a 4–2 win over Utrecht II.[7][8] He ultimately made 9 appearances for the season and scored 3 goals as Volendam were defeated in the promotion play-offs by NAC Breda.[9]
Almere City FC edit
On 31 August 2017, van der Heijden signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie side Almere City.[10] He scored his first goals for the club on 22 September, netting a second-half brace to earn Almere a 2–2 come-from-behind draw with Oss.[11] He ultimately recorded a return of seven goals for the league campaign in what proved to be his only season with Almere.[12]
Carpi edit
On 3 July 2018, van der Heijden signed a four-year contract with Italian side, Carpi.[12] On 22 June 2021 he left the club by mutual agreement.[13]
Loan to Fermana edit
On 31 January 2019, he joined Fermana on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]
Loan to TOP Oss edit
On 31 January 2020, he returned to the Netherlands, joining TOP Oss on loan until the end of the season.[15] The deal was extended for an extra season in August 2020.[16]
Chrobry Głogów edit
On 24 June 2021, Van der Heijden signed with Polish club Chrobry Głogów.[17][18]
VV Capelle edit
Following the conclusion of the 2021–22 season, van der Heijden returned to Holland to join Vierde Divisie side VV Capelle.[19]
International career edit
Netherlands national youth teams edit
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.[20] 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.[21] He scored his first goal for the U19's in Netherlands' final match at the tournament, which ultimately ended in a penalty-shootout loss against Germany which saw them fail to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22]
On 7 October 2016, van der Heijden scored four goals for Netherlands U20 in a 5–3 win over the United States in a Four Nations Tournament.[23]
Career statistics edit
- As of 17 May 2018 [24]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Volendam (loan) | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Almere City | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Career total | 61 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
References edit
- ^ Drost, Alexander (14 February 2016). "ADO Den Haag is een nieuwe held rijker". Goal (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Dennis van der Heijden word Verhuurt aan FC Volendam". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Blaauw, Sjors (3 February 2017). "FC Volendam switcht te laat". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Heerlijke eerste Volendam-goal Van der Heijden". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ van den Steenhoven, Stan (21 May 2017). "Dessers helpt NAC Breda aan finaleplek". Goal (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Van der Heijden tekent bij Almere City". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Aarts, Rob (22 September 2017). "FC Oss vervalt in oude fouten". BD (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Dennis van der Heijden tekent bij Carpi". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Mercato: rescissione consensuale con il centravanti Dennis Van Der Heyden". carpifc.com (in Italian). 22 June 2021. from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "ALTRO RINFORZO IN ATTACCO: PRESO L'OLANDESE VAN DER HEJDEN" (in Italian). Fermana. 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Dennis #VdHejiden ceduto in prestito fino al 30 giugno 2020 agli olandesi del TOP Oss" (in Italian). Carpi. 31 January 2020.
- ^ "TOP Oss heeft nieuwe spits bijna binnen, Loen blijft niet in Oss". www.kliknieuws.nl. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Dennis van der Heijden napastnikiem Chrobrego!". chrobry-glogow.pl (in Polish). 24 June 2021.
- ^ Chudzik, Kacper (24 June 2021). "Dennis van der Heijden nowym zawodnikiem Chrobrego Głogów". Głogów Nasze Miasto (in Polish).
- ^ "Dennis van der Heijden" (in Dutch). VV Capelle. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "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. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.[permanent dead link](in Dutch)
- ^ "Oranje Onder 19 niet naar wk, ondanks goal Dennis van der Heijden". ADO den Haag (in Dutch). 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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links edit
- Dennis van der Heijden at WorldFootball.net