Rens van Eijden
.jpg) Van Eijden playing for AZ in September 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rens van Eijden | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oss, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV | |||
| 1999–2006 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Willem II (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2009–2016 | NEC | 189 | (8) |
| 2016– | AZ | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Netherlands B | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2016. | |||
Rens van Eijden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛns vɑn ˈɛidə(n)]; born 3 March 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Eredivisie club AZ.
Club career
On 11 April 2007, he made his debut for PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League-match against Liverpool. Van Eijden came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for the Ivorian striker, Arouna Koné. Some 18 month later Van Eijden still had not made his debut in the Eredivisie.
In the summer of 2008, he left PSV on loan, to play for Willem II, which also obtained a transfer right option. He made 23 appearances for Willem.
In April 2009, he signed a four-year contract with N.E.C. He joined the side after he finishing his loan spell at Willem II which ran until the end of the 2008–09 Eredivisie season.
In January 2016 he had an agreement with Dynamo Moscow, but after negotiations he decided not to go. So after all these happenings he will stay at NEC. In the meantime he lost his captaincy to Brad Jones.
Honours
Club
- Eerste Divisie (1): 2014–15
External links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)