Patrick van Aanholt
Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt (born 29 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer. He plays for Sparta Rotterdam. He has also played for the Netherlands national football team.[3] He is a left back (defender).[4] He started his career at FC Den Bosch in their academy, a team for their very young players. He has also played for Chelsea, Coventry City, Newcastle United, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, Vitesse, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and PSV Eindhoven.[5]
.jpg) Van Aanholt with the Netherlands in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1990
(aged 35)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2005–2007 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Coventry City (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Leicester City (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Vitesse (loan) | 67 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Sunderland | 82 | (7) |
| 2017–2021 | Crystal Palace | 126 | (13) |
| 2021–2024 | Galatasaray | 45 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 39 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sparta Rotterdam | 27 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Netherlands | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2021 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2009–10 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2009–10 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2009–10 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Leicester City (loan) | 2010–11 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Vitesse (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 67 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 7 | ||
| Sunderland | 2014–15 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 82 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 8 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2016–17 | Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 126 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[e] | 1 | — | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 430 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 503 | 37 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played 27 June 2021[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
Honours
Galatasaray
PSV
Patrick Van Aanholt Media
Patrick van Aanholt
Van Aanholt with Vitesse in 2012
Van Aanholt playing for Sunderland in 2015
Van Aanholt playing for Crystal Palace in 2017
Van Aanholt lining-up for the Netherlands national team
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References
- ↑ Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed (1 September 2016)Premier League. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Patrick van Aanholt Profile (in en)Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ Netherlands 5-0 Estonia (19 November 2019)BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ CONFIRMED! Crystal Palace sign Dutch full-back Patrick van Aanholt from Sunderland (30 January 2017)Talksport. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ 3. Patrick van AanholtSoccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ↑ Games played by Patrick van Aanholt. 19 November 2013. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=51881. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Patrick van Aanholt Appearances. 21 November 2013. http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/138746/patrick-van-aanholt?cc=5739. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ Patrick van Aanholt. European Football. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes (in Dutch) (30 April 2023). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal (in nl). nos.nl (4 August 2023). Retrieved 8 August 2023.