John Heitinga

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="8"|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|0|—|30|3|||||
|2004–05|Eredivisie|26|1|3|0|—|6|0|1|0|36|1||||
|2005–06|Eredivisie|19|1|3|0|—|6|0|5|1|33|2||||
|2006–07|Eredivisie|32|6|5|1|—|9|1|5|1|51|9||||
|2007–08|Eredivisie|33|6|3|2|—|4|0|5|1|45|9||||
|rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid|2008–09|La Liga|27|3|1|0|—|6|0|—|34|3|||
|2009–10|La Liga|1|0|0|0|—|2|0|—|3|0|||||
|rowspan="6"|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|||||
|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||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="10"|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|||

- _Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Heitinga goal._

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|Nat|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Jong Ajax||align=left|1 July 2021|align=left|27 January 2023||||||
|align=left|Ajax||align=left|27 January 2023|align=left|14 June 2023||||||

## Honours

**Ajax**
- 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
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
- Everton Player of the Season: 2011–12

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: John Heitinga
- **image**: GAE - Ajax - 52788475730 (John Heitinga).jpg
- **caption**: Heitinga as manager of AFC Ajax, Ajax in 2023
- **full name**: John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
- **birth place**: Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
- **height**: 1.80 m
- **position**: Centre back
- **currentclub**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United (first team coach)
- **youthyears1**: 1987–1990
- **youthclubs1**: SV ARC, ARC
- **youthyears2**: 1990–2001
- **youthclubs2**: Ajax Youth Academy, Ajax
- **years1**: 2001–2008
- **clubs1**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **caps1**: 152
- **goals1**: 17
- **years2**: 2008–2009
- **clubs2**: Atlético Madrid
- **caps2**: 28
- **goals2**: 3
- **years3**: 2009–2014
- **clubs3**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **caps3**: 115
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 2014
- **clubs4**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **caps4**: 14
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2014–2015
- **clubs5**: Hertha BSC
- **caps5**: 13
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 2015–2016
- **clubs6**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **caps6**: 2
- **goals6**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 324
- **totalgoals**: 24
- **nationalyears1**: 2004–2013
- **nationalteam1**: Netherlands national football team, Netherlands
- **nationalcaps1**: 87
- **nationalgoals1**: 7
- **manageryears1**: 2017–2021
- **managerclubs1**: Ajax Youth Academy, Ajax A1 (U19)
- **manageryears2**: 2021–2023
- **managerclubs2**: Jong Ajax
- **manageryears3**: 2023
- **managerclubs3**: AFC Ajax, Ajax
- **manageryears4**: 2023–
- **managerclubs4**: West Ham United F.C., West Ham United (assistant)