Rens van Eijden
 Van Eijden (right) during a training with PSV | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rens van Eijden | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oss, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NEC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKSV | |||
| 1999–2006 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Willem II (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2009– | NEC | 111 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Netherlands U20 | 7 | (0) | |
| Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) | |
| Netherlands B | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Rens van Eijden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛns vɑn ˈɛidə(n)]; born 3 March 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a central defender for Eredivisie club NEC
Club career
On 11 April 2007, he made his debut for PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League-match against Liverpool. Van Eijden came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for the Ivorian striker, Arouna Koné. 1.5 years later Van Eijden still had not made his debut in the Eredivisie.
In the summer of 2008, he left PSV on loan, to play for Willem II, which also obtained a transfer right option. He made 23 appearances for Willem.[1]
In April 2009 he signed a four-year contract with N.E.C. He joined the side after he finishing his loan spell at Willem II which ran until the end of the 2008–09 Eredivisie season.
He is currently vice-captain of the team.
References
- ↑ "Rens van Eijden" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
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