Peter Van der Heyden

Peter Van der Heyden

Personal information
Full name	Peter Van der Heyden
Date of birth	16 July 1976
Place of birth	Aalst, Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Knokke FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1994–1998	F.C. Denderleeuw	63	(5)
1998–2000	Eendracht Aalst	57	(6)
2000–2005	Club Brugge	150	(8)
2005–2008	VfL Wolfsburg	43	(0)
2008–2010	1. FSV Mainz 05	25	(1)
2010–2011	Club Brugge	40	(1)
2011–2012	Beerschot
2012–	Knokke FC
National team
2001–2007	Belgium	21	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Peter Van der Heyden (born 16 July 1976 in Aalst, East Flanders) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Knokke FC.

Career

His former clubs include F.C. Denderleeuw, Eendracht Aalst, VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05.^[1] His natural position is at left fullback. On 21 January 2010 the Belgian Jupiler Pro League outfit Club Brugge^[2] signed him until 2011, it is his second spell at the club after previously being a squad member between 2000 and 2005.

International career

Van der Heyden played 21 times with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He scored Belgium's second goal in their opening match, a 2–2 draw with Japan in Saitama.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 June 2002	Saitama Stadium, Midori-ku, Japan	Japan	2–2	2-2	2002 FIFA World Cup

References

1. "Van der Heyden in die Heimat" (in German). kicker.de. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
2. "Peter Van der Heyden tekent tot 2011 bij Club Brugge" (in Dutch). clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

External links

• Peter Van der Heyden profile at Fussballdaten
• Peter Van der Heyden at National-Football-Teams.com
• Peter Van der Heyden at Footballdatabase