John Heitinga

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

John Heitinga

Heitinga as manager of Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name	John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga[1]
Date of birth	(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
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-up 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship 2004 Portugal UEFA European Under-16 Championship 2000 Israel U-16 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. 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	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	038.98	[8]
Ajax		27 January 2023	14 June 2023	22	14	4	4	063.64	[9]
Total				81	37	21	23	045.68	—

Honours

Heitinga (left) with Jeffrey Bruma

Ajax^[10]

• Eredivisie: 2001–02, 2003–04
• KNVB Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup: runner-up 2010

Individual

• Amsterdam Sportsman of the Year: 2001
• Ajax Talent of the Future (Sjaak Swart Award): 2000–01
• Dutch Football Talent of the Year: 2003–04^[11]
• Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2007–08^[11]
• Everton Player of the Season: 2011–12^[12]