Full name Joost van Aken Years Team Weight 75 kg Number 4 Height 1.96 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Joost Aken Date joined 2014 | |
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Date of birth (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 21) Current teams Netherlands national under-21 football team (Defender), SC Heerenveen (#4 / Defender) Parents Ingrid van Aken, Ben van Aken Similar People Luciano Slagveer, Pele van Anholt, Kenny Otigba, Jerry St Juste, Stefano Marzo | ||
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
Feanonline focust op joost van aken feyenoord sc heerenveen
Joost van Aken (born 13 May 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL Championship team Sheffield Wednesday. He has previously played for the Netherlands Under 21s team.
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- Feanonline focust op joost van aken feyenoord sc heerenveen
- Highlights new signing joost van aken in action
- SC Heerenveen
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Career statistics
- References
Highlights new signing joost van aken in action
SC Heerenveen
Van Aken made his first appearance for SC Heerenveen on 16 February 2014 against the then champions AFC Ajax. Around two months later, van Aken scored his first goal for the club against Go Ahead Eagles.
In June 2015, van Aken signed a new three year contract running until 2018. He went on to make 92 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 30 August 2017, Sheffield Wednesday announced that they had signed van Aken from Eredevisie side SC Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee on a four year contract. He was assigned the number 4 shirt. van Aken made his Football League debut on 9th September, playing the entire ninety minutes in a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest.
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