Joost van Aken

Joost Maurits van Aken (born 13 May 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sheffield Wednesday. He started his senior career at SC Heerenveen, and has also played for VfL Osnabrück. Internationally, he has played for the Netherlands U21s team.

Joost van Aken

Personal information
Full name	Joost Maurits van Aken[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994[2]
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	4
Youth career
	Vv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	SC Heerenveen	84	(3)
2017–	Sheffield Wednesday	15	(0)
2019–2020	→ VfL Osnabrück (loan)	22	(1)
National team^‡
2014	Netherlands U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:27, 23 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:41, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Career

SC Heerenveen

Van Aken made his first appearance for SC Heerenveen on 16 February 2014 against the then champions AFC Ajax. Around two months later, van Aken scored his first goal for the club against Go Ahead Eagles.

In June 2015, van Aken signed a new three year contract running until 2018.[3] He went on to make 92 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 30 August 2017, Sheffield Wednesday announced that they had signed van Aken from Eredevisie side SC Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee on a four year contract.[4] He was assigned the number 4 shirt.[5] van Aken made his Football League debut on 9 September, playing the entire ninety minutes in a 3–1 victory over Nottingham Forest.

On 14 August 2019, van Aken joined VfL Osnabrück on a loan deal until the end of 2019–20 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 June 2020[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Heerenveen	2013–14	Eredivisie	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	2
	2014–15		30	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33	0
	2015–16		20	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2016–17		26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	1
	2017–18		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		84	3	3	0	0	0	5	0	92	3
Sheffield Wednesday	2017–18	Championship	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
VfL Osnabrück (loan)	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Career total			121	4	3	0	1	0	5	0	131	4

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
2. "Joost Van Aken". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. "Joost van Aken extends contract at SC Heerenveen". SC Heerenveen. SC Heerenveen. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
4. "First interview with Joost van Aken". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
5. "Owls land Dutch defender". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
6. "VfL Osnabrück nimmt van Aken unter Vertrag" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
7. Joost van Aken at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Joost van Aken at Soccerway
• Netherlands profile at OnsOranje