Joost van Aken
Joost Maurits van Aken (born 13 May 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sheffield Wednesday. He started his senior career at SC Heerenveen, and has also played for VfL Osnabrück. Internationally, he has played for the Netherlands U21s team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joost Maurits van Aken[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | SC Heerenveen | 84 | (3) |
| 2017– | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:27, 23 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:41, 16 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
Career
SC Heerenveen
Van Aken made his first appearance for SC Heerenveen on 16 February 2014 against the then champions AFC Ajax. Around two months later, van Aken scored his first goal for the club against Go Ahead Eagles.
In June 2015, van Aken signed a new three year contract running until 2018.[3] He went on to make 92 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 30 August 2017, Sheffield Wednesday announced that they had signed van Aken from Eredevisie side SC Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee on a four year contract.[4] He was assigned the number 4 shirt.[5] van Aken made his Football League debut on 9 September, playing the entire ninety minutes in a 3–1 victory over Nottingham Forest.
On 14 August 2019, van Aken joined VfL Osnabrück on a loan deal until the end of 2019–20 season.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 June 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Heerenveen | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 3 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2017–18 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 121 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 4 | ||
References
- "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Joost Van Aken". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Joost van Aken extends contract at SC Heerenveen". SC Heerenveen. SC Heerenveen. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "First interview with Joost van Aken". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "Owls land Dutch defender". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "VfL Osnabrück nimmt van Aken unter Vertrag" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- Joost van Aken at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
External links
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Joost van Aken at Soccerway
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje