Full name Dennis van der Heijden Playing position 2004–12 Feyenoord Weight 75 kg | Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands Number 10 Height 1.91 m Current team FC Volendam (Forward) | |
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Date of birth (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 20) | ||
Dennis van der heijden
Dennis van der Heijden (born 17 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for as a forward for Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam, on loan from ADO Den Haag and the Netherlands U20 national football team.
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- Dennis van der heijden
- Dennis van der heijden the day after
- 201516 season
- 201617 season Loan to Volendam
- Netherlands national youth teams
- Career statistics
- References
Dennis van der heijden the day after
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. In doing so he became the first player to net a brace for the club on debut since Dmitri Bulykin in 2010. 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. 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.
2016–17 season: Loan to Volendam
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. 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.
He made his debut for the club on 3 February, starting in a 3–1 loss to Emmen. Van der Heijden scored his first goal ten days later, netting Volendam's opener in a 4-2 win over Utrecht II.
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. 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. 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.
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.