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. He is a left back (defender). 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.

### Club

|rowspan=2|Club|rowspan=2|Season|colspan=3|League|colspan=2|National cup|colspan=2|League cup|colspan=2|Europe|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=3|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|0|0|0|6|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||||
|rowspan=4|Vitesse (loan)|2011–12|Eredivisie|9|0|1|0|—|—|1|0|11|0|||
|2012–13|Eredivisie|31|1|4|0|—|4|1|—|39|2|||||
|2013–14|Eredivisie|27|4|3|1|—|2|0|2|0|34|5||||
|rowspan=4|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|||||
|rowspan=6|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|||||
|rowspan=3|Galatasaray|2021–22|Süper Lig|35|2|1|0|—|12|1|—|48|3|||
|2022–23|Süper Lig|10|0|4|0|—|—|—|14|0||||||
|rowspan=3|PSV Eindhoven (loan)|2022–23|Eredivisie|15|1|4|1|—|2|0|—|21|2|||
|2023–24|Eredivisie|24|1|1|0|—|4|0|1|0|33|1||||
|rowspan=3|Sparta Rotterdam|2024–25|Eredivisie|21|0|0|0|—|—|—|21|0||||
|2025–26|Eredivisie|6|0|0|0|—|—|—|6|0||||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=9|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|||

## Honours

**Galatasaray**
- Süper Lig: 2022–23

**PSV**
- Eredivisie: 2023–24
- KNVB Cup: 2022–23
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Patrick van Aanholt
- **image**: Van Aanholt in 2016 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Van Aanholt with the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands in 2016
- **full name**: Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt
- **birth place**: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- **height**: 1.76 m
- **position**: Left-back
- **currentclub**: Sparta Rotterdam
- **clubnumber**: 5
- **youthyears1**: 2003–2005
- **youthclubs1**: FC Den Bosch, Den Bosch
- **youthyears2**: 2005–2007
- **youthclubs2**: PSV Eindhoven
- **youthyears3**: 2007–2009
- **youthclubs3**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **years1**: 2009–2014
- **clubs1**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps1**: 2
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2009–2010
- **clubs2**: → Coventry City F.C., Coventry City (loan)
- **caps2**: 20
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2010
- **clubs3**: → Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United (loan)
- **caps3**: 7
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2011
- **clubs4**: → Leicester City F.C., Leicester City (loan)
- **caps4**: 12
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2011
- **clubs5**: → Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic (loan)
- **caps5**: 3
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2012–2014
- **clubs6**: → SBV Vitesse, Vitesse (loan)
- **caps6**: 67
- **goals6**: 5
- **years7**: 2014–2017
- **clubs7**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **caps7**: 82
- **goals7**: 7
- **years8**: 2017–2021
- **clubs8**: Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace
- **caps8**: 126
- **goals8**: 13
- **years9**: 2021–2024
- **clubs9**: Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray
- **caps9**: 45
- **goals9**: 2
- **years10**: 2023–2024
- **clubs10**: → PSV Eindhoven (loan)
- **caps10**: 39
- **goals10**: 2
- **years11**: 2024–
- **clubs11**: Sparta Rotterdam
- **caps11**: 27
- **goals11**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 2005–2006
- **nationalteam1**: Netherlands U16
- **nationalcaps1**: 7
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2006–2007
- **nationalteam2**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands U17
- **nationalcaps2**: 17
- **nationalgoals2**: 6
- **nationalyears3**: 2007–2008
- **nationalteam3**: Netherlands U18
- **nationalcaps3**: 2
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **nationalyears4**: 2008–2009
- **nationalteam4**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands U19
- **nationalcaps4**: 8
- **nationalgoals4**: 1
- **nationalyears5**: 2010
- **nationalteam5**: Netherlands U20
- **nationalcaps5**: 1
- **nationalgoals5**: 0
- **nationalyears6**: 2010–2013
- **nationalteam6**: Netherlands U-21 national football team, Netherlands U21
- **nationalcaps6**: 16
- **nationalgoals6**: 0
- **nationalyears7**: 2013–2021
- **nationalteam7**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **nationalcaps7**: 19
- **nationalgoals7**: 0
- **club-update**: 19 September 2025
- **nationalteam-update**: 27 June 2021