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Patrick van Aanholt

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Patrick van Aanholt
Van Aanholt with the Netherlands in 2016
Personal information
Full name Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2005 Den Bosch
2005–2007 PSV Eindhoven
2007–2009 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Chelsea 2 (0)
2009–2010Coventry City (loan) 20 (0)
2010Newcastle United (loan) 7 (0)
2011Leicester City (loan) 12 (1)
2011Wigan Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2014Vitesse (loan) 67 (5)
2014–2017 Sunderland 82 (7)
2017–2021 Crystal Palace 126 (13)
2021–2024 Galatasaray 45 (2)
2023–2024PSV Eindhoven (loan) 39 (2)
2024– Sparta Rotterdam 27 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Netherlands U16 7 (0)
2006–2007 Netherlands U17 17 (6)
2007–2008 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2008–2009 Netherlands U19 8 (1)
2010 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2010–2013 Netherlands U21 16 (0)
2013–2021 Netherlands 19 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA Nations League
Silver medal – second place2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2021

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.[3] He is a left back (defender).[4] 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.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 September 2025[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2009–10 Premier League 200000000020
2010–11 Premier League 0010114[c]00061
Total 201011400081
Coventry City (loan) 2009–10 Championship 2000000200
Newcastle United (loan) 2009–10 Championship 70000070
Leicester City (loan) 2010–11 Championship 1210000121
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 30001040
Vitesse (loan) 2011–12 Eredivisie 90101[d]0110
2012–13 Eredivisie 311404[e]1392
2013–14 Eredivisie 274312[e]02[d]0345
Total 67581006130847
Sunderland 2014–15 Premier League 2804110331
2015–16 Premier League 3341020364
2016–17 Premier League 2132030263
Total 82771600000958
Crystal Palace 2016–17 Premier League 1120000112
2017–18 Premier League 2851030325
2018–19 Premier League 3632011394
2019–20 Premier League 2930000293
2020–21 Premier League 2201000230
Total 126134041000013414
Galatasaray 2021–22 Süper Lig 3521012[e]1483
2022–23 Süper Lig 10040140
Total 452500012100623
PSV Eindhoven (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 151412[e]0212
2023–24 Eredivisie 241104[c]01[f]0331
Total 39251006010513
Sparta Rotterdam 2024–25 Eredivisie 21000210
2025–26 Eredivisie 600060
Total 27000270
Career total 430303031222824050337
  1. Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

International

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As of match played 27 June 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 201310
201410
201500
201640
201700
201830
201910
202020
202170
Total190

Galatasaray

PSV

References

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  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Patrick van Aanholt Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Netherlands 5-0 Estonia". BBC. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "CONFIRMED! Crystal Palace sign Dutch full-back Patrick van Aanholt from Sunderland". Talksport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. "3. Patrick van Aanholt". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "Games played by Patrick van Aanholt". Soccerbase. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  7. "Patrick van Aanholt Appearances". ESPN FC. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  8. "Patrick van Aanholt". European Football. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.