John Heitinga

John Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football player. He plays for Everton and Netherlands national team.

John Heitinga
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Heitinga as manager of Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full nameJohn Gijsbert Alan Heitinga[1]
Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birthAlphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
West Ham United (first team coach)
Youth career
1987–1990ARC
1990–2001Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2008Ajax152(17)
2008–2009Atlético Madrid28(3)
2009–2014Everton115(2)
2014Fulham14(1)
2014–2015Hertha BSC13(1)
2015–2016Ajax2(0)
Total324(24)
National team
2004–2013Netherlands87(7)
Teams managed
2017–2021Ajax A1 (U19)
2021–2023Jong Ajax
2023Ajax
2023–West Ham United (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2001–02 Eredivisie 15 0 1 0 3 0 19 0
2002–03 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2003–04 Eredivisie 26 3 1 0 3[c] 0 30 3
2004–05 Eredivisie 26 1 3 0 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 36 1
2005–06 Eredivisie 19 1 3 0 6[c] 0 5[e] 1 33 2
2006–07 Eredivisie 32 6 5 1 9[f] 1 5[g] 1 51 9
2007–08 Eredivisie 33 6 3 2 4[h] 0 5[i] 1 45 9
Total 152 17 16 3 31 1 16 3 215 24
Atlético Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 27 3 1 0 6[c] 0 34 3
2009–10 La Liga 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 3 0
Total 28 3 1 0 8 0 37 3
Everton 2009–10 Premier League 31 0 2 0 2 0 35 0
2010–11 Premier League 27 1 3 0 1 0 31 1
2011–12 Premier League 30 1 6 1 3 0 39 2
2012–13 Premier League 26 0 2 1 2 0 30 1
2013–14 Premier League 1 0 2 1 2 0 5 1
Total 115 2 15 3 10 0 140 5
Fulham 2013–14 Premier League 14 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Hertha BSC 2014–15 Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 14 1
Ajax 2015–16 Eredivisie 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 324 24 34 7 10 0 39 1 16 3 423 35
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and one goal in Eredivisie play-offs
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup
  7. One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and one goal in Eredivisie play-offs
  8. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  9. One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, four appearances and one goal in Eredivisie play-offs
 
Heitinga in 2008 during training.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2004 12 1
2005 4 0
2006 8 1
2007 7 1
2008 12 3
2009 7 0
2010 15 0
2011 9 1
2012 11 0
2013 2 0
Total 87 7
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Heitinga goal.
List of international goals scored by John Heitinga[6][7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 April 2004 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Greece 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 1 June 2006 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Mexico 1–1 2–1 Friendly
3 6 June 2007 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 2–0 3–1 Friendly
4 6 February 2008 Poljud Stadium, Split, Croatia   Croatia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 26 March 2008 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Austria 2–3 4–3 Friendly
6 10 September 2008 Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia   FYR Macedonia 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 2 September 2011 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   San Marino 3–0 11–0 Euro 2012 qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 14 July 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Jong Ajax   1 July 2021 27 January 2023 59 23 17 19 38.98 [8]
Ajax   27 January 2023 14 June 2023 22 14 4 4 63.64 [9]
Total 81 37 21 23 45.68

Honours

 
Heitinga (left) with Jeffrey Bruma

Ajax[10]

Netherlands

Individual

John Heitinga Media

References

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 30 de agosto de 2009, en Málaga" [Minutes of the Match held on 30 August 2009, in Málaga] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "John Heitinga". heitingaofficial.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  4. "John Heitinga » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. "Football: Johnny Heitinga". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. John Heitinga at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Gespeelde wedstrijden" (in Nederlands). KNVB. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  8. "Jong Ajax: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. "AFC Ajax: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. "My Story". Heitinga Official Website. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  12. "Proud Heitinga Is Best Player". Everton F.C. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.