| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jhonny Rudolf van Beukering | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Velp[1], Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pelita Jaya | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Velpse Boys | |||
| VVO | |||
| De Graafschap | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Vitesse | 49 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | → Zwolle (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | De Graafschap | 92 | (49) |
| 2007–2010 | N.E.C. | 47 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Feyenoord | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Pelita Jaya | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 30 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jhon "Jhonny" van Beukering (born 29 September 1983 in Velp, Gelderland) is a Dutch-Indonesian footballer from Indo (Eurasian) descent, who currently plays as a striker for Pelita Jaya.
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After playing for some amateur sides, Vitesse saw his talent, and enticed him to Vitesse's youth academy after some great displays in the youth team of De Graafschap. In the 2000/2001 season he made his debut for Vitesse's main squad. Van Beukering scored 2 goals in the 3 games he played that season. The next season he got a place in the starting lineup for the club and scored 3 goals.[3]
In the 2002/2003 season he almost never played (only 6 times), so he was loaned to FC Zwolle. At FC Zwolle he also played 6 games, scoring 2 goals. The next season his loan spell at FC Zwolle was extended, and Van Beukering scored 3 goals in 14 games.
Van Beukering returned to his former club De Graafschap in the winter break. With 9 goals in 11 games he played an important part in De Graafschap's promotion to the Eredivisie at the end of the 2003/2004 season. In the Eredivisie he played 31 games for De Graafschap, scoring 9 goals. At the end of the season he sustained a heavy knee injury and he couldn't play for more than half a year.
De Graafschap, meanwhile relegated, could use Van Beukering again after the first half season in the Eerste Divisie. Van Beukering began scoring goals soon after returning from his injury.
In early December he signed contract with Feyenoord Jhon van Beukering is a Feyenoord player.[4]
After a stint in Feyenoord, Jhon van Beukering was reported to have signed a 3 years deal with Indonesian Pelita Jaya.[5] He will begin playing with them in 2011-12 Indonesia Super League.
Although he had played several times for the Netherlands Junior team he had never capped for the senior side, so when Indonesian National Team came after him to become an Indonesia citizen he said yes. He was invited to play against Uruguay but unable to play due to Indonesian regulations which does not allow dual nationalities. However recently, he is ready to give up his Dutch citizenship for Indonesia.[6] He was sworn in as a naturalized Indonesian citizen on 10 October 2011, making him eligible to play for the Indonesian national football team.[7]
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Romano Denneboom |
N.E.C. Topscorer 11 Goals 2007 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Lasse Schone and Youssef El-Akchaoui |