John Heitinga

John Heitinga
Heitinga as manager of Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United (first team coach)
Youth career
1987–1990 ARC
1990–2001 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Ajax 152 (17)
2008–2009 Atlético Madrid 28 (3)
2009–2014 Everton 115 (2)
2014 Fulham 14 (1)
2014–2015 Hertha BSC 13 (1)
2015–2016 Ajax 2 (0)
Total 324 (24)
International career
2004–2013 Netherlands 87 (7)
Managerial career
2017–2021 Ajax A1 (U19)
2021–2023 Jong Ajax
2023 Ajax
2023– West Ham United (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000 IsraelU-16 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 2001–02 Eredivisie 15010—30—190
2002–03 Eredivisie 1000—000010
2003–04 Eredivisie 26310—30—303
2004–05 Eredivisie 26130—6010361
2005–06 Eredivisie 19130—6051332
2006–07 Eredivisie 32651—9151519
2007–08 Eredivisie 33632—4051459
Total 15217163—31116321524
Atlético Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 27310—60—343
2009–10 La Liga 1000—20—30
Total 28310—80—373
Everton 2009–10 Premier League 3102020——350
2010–11 Premier League 2713010——311
2011–12 Premier League 3016130——392
2012–13 Premier League 2602120——301
2013–14 Premier League 102120——51
Total 1152153100——1405
Fulham 2013–14 Premier League 1410000——141
Hertha BSC 2014–15 Bundesliga 13110———141
Ajax 2015–16 Eredivisie 201100——31
Career total 3242434710039116342335
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 2004121
200540
200681
200771
2008123
200970
2010150
201191
2012110
201320
Total877
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
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 April 2004Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Greece3–04–0Friendly
21 June 2006Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Mexico1–12–1Friendly
36 June 2007Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2–03–1Friendly
46 February 2008Poljud Stadium, Split, Croatia Croatia1–03–0Friendly
526 March 2008Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria2–34–3Friendly
610 September 2008Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Macedonia Macedonia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
72 September 2011Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands San Marino3–011–0Euro 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 Netherlands 1 July 2021 27 January 2023 59231719038.98
Ajax Netherlands 27 January 2023 14 June 2023 221444063.64
Total 81372123045.68 —

Honours

Heitinga (left) with Jeffrey Bruma

Ajax

Netherlands

Individual

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 Spanish). 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". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Gespeelde wedstrijden" (in Dutch). 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. 1 2 "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.