In the summer of 2009, Ghoochannejhad folded his contract with Heerenveen due to his focus on his academic studies at the Vrije University of Amsterdam, studying jurisprudence and political theory.
Pada musim panas 2009, Ghoochannejhad membatalkan kontraknya dengan Heerenveen karena ia akan fokus kepada pendidikan akademinya di Universitas Vrije di Amsterdam, mempelajari jurisprudensi dan teori politik.