Personal information | |||
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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
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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. |
Peter Van der Heyden (born 16 July 1976 in Aalst, East Flanders) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Knokke FC.
His former clubs include F.C. Denderleeuw, Eendracht Aalst, VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05. His natural position is at left fullback. On 21 January 2010 the Belgian Jupiler Pro League outfit Club Brugge signed him until 2011, it is his second spell at the club after previously being a squad member between 2000 and 2005.
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.