Johnny Heitinga

Johnny Heitinga
Fulham info
Full name	John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
Date of birth	15 Nov 1983
Place of birth	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height	5ft 11in (1.80m)
Playing position	Central defender
Current player?
Number(s) worn	4 (2014)
Debut	Man Utd (a) (9 Feb 2014)
Last Appearance	Crystal Palace (h) (11 May 2014)
First goal	Chelsea (h) (1 Mar 2014)
Last goal	Chelsea (h) (1 Mar 2014)
Joined from	Everton, free - 31 Jan 2014
Left for	Hertha Berlin, free - 1 Jul 2014
League apps (gls)	14 (1)
All apps (gls)	14 (1)
Other clubs	Ajax (2001-2008) Atlético Madrid (2008-2009) Everton (2009-2014) Hertha Berlin (2014-2015) Ajax (2015-2016)
International	Netherlands (2004-2013)
Apps (gls)	87 (7)

Johnny Heitinga was a defender with Fulham who played as a centre back during 2014. He was signed on deadline day in January 2014 from Everton on a short term deal that ran for the remainder of the season. A strong central defender, he has won many caps for Holland including his appearances at the 2010 World Cup where he participated in the Final. He left after the 2013-14 season after Fulham's relegation from the Premier League.

Career

Fulham (2014)

Fulham signed Johnny on deadline day January 2014, after the squad was shy of centre backs due to both Aaron Hughes and Philippe Senderos leaving. He was signed on a short term deal until the end of the 2013-14 season after Fulham bought out his contract at Everton. He made his debut just over a week later on 9 February away at Man Utd in a well-fought 2-2 draw against the champions. He quickly became a mainstay in the heart of Fulham's defence for the remainder of the season, and was arguably the clubs best performing defender in an otherwise fairly disastrous run-in. He grabbed his first and only goal in a white shirt during a 3-1 loss against Chelsea as a consolation.

Upon Fulham's relegation from the Premier League in May 2014, Johnny and the club failed to agree a new deal and he left for pastures new.

After Fulham

Upon his release from Fulham, Johnny signed a deal with Hertha Berlin at the beginning of the 2014-15 season.

Fulham Statistics

Appearances

Season	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2013-14	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
Total	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1

Disciplinary

Season
2013-14	3	0
Total	3	0

Fulham Matches

#	Season	Date	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	2013-14	9 Feb 2014	PREM	Man Utd	Away	Drew	2-2
2	2013-14	12 Feb 2014	PREM	Liverpool	Home	Lost	2-3	90+1'
3	2013-14	22 Feb 2014	PREM	West Brom	Away	Drew	1-1	45+3'
4	2013-14	1 Mar 2014	PREM	Chelsea	Home	Lost	1-3	74'
5	2013-14	8 Mar 2014	PREM	Cardiff	Away	Lost	1-3
6	2013-14	15 Mar 2014	PREM	Newcastle	Home	Won	1-0
7	2013-14	22 Mar 2014	PREM	Man City	Away	Lost	0-5
8	2013-14	30 Mar 2014	PREM	Everton	Home	Lost	1-3
9	2013-14	5 Apr 2014	PREM	Aston Villa	Away	Won	2-1	83'
10	2013-14	12 Apr 2014	PREM	Norwich	Home	Won	1-0
11	2013-14	19 Apr 2014	PREM	Tottenham	Away	Lost	1-3	61', 66'
12	2013-14	26 Apr 2014	PREM	Hull	Home	Drew	2-2
13	2013-14	3 May 2014	PREM	Stoke	Away	Lost	1-4
14	2013-14	11 May 2014	PREM	Crystal Palace	Home	Drew	2-2

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