Jan-Arie van der Heijden

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Jan-Arie van der Heijden
Personal information
Full name	Jan-Arie van der Heijden
Date of birth	March 3, 1988 (1988-03-03) (age 20)
Place of birth	Schoonhoven, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder and Defender
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	37
Youth clubs
	VV Schoonhoven
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007-	Ajax	1 (0)
National team2
	Netherlands	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of November 8 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jan-Arie van der Heijden (Schoonhoven, 3 March 1988) is a Dutch football player who currently plays on Midfield for Ajax.

Van der Heijden is a talented left sided midfielder, who made his debut for Ajax in the league match Ajax - Roda JC on 4 November 2007 (4-2). In this match he left a solid impression, by delivering the decisive high through pass that enabled Dennis Rommedahl to run at the goalkeeper and make the final score an emphatic 4-2.

Van der Heijden also participated in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, where the Netherlands reached the semi finals, but they were beaten by the later winners Mexico.

He also attained a Bachelors degree in Sports and Economics.

[edit] External links

• [1] KNVB interview with van der Heijden about the WC U-17 tournament in Peru (2005) (Dutch)

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