Jan-Arie van der Heijden

Football player infobox| playername= Jan-Arie van der Heijden
fullname = Jan-Arie van der Heijden
nickname = Jari


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|3|3
cityofbirth = Schoonhoven
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.81
currentclub = Ajax
clubnumber =24
position = Midfielder and Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = "VV Schoonhoven"
years = 2007-
clubs = Ajax
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
pcupdate = November 8 2007
ntupdate = November 8 2007

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.

External links

* [http://www.knvb.nl/archief/oranje/archief_oranje/paspoort_van_verrassing_jan-arie_van_der_heijden] "KNVB interview with van der Heijden about the WC U-17 tournament in Peru (2005)" (Dutch)