Patrick van Aanholt

Patrick van Aanholt

Van Aanholt with the Netherlands in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt[1]
Date of birth	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
2003–2005	Den Bosch
2005–2007	PSV
2007–2009	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Chelsea	2	(0)
2009–2010	→ Coventry City (loan)	20	(0)
2010	→ Newcastle United (loan)	7	(0)
2011	→ Leicester City (loan)	12	(1)
2011	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	3	(0)
2012–2014	→ Vitesse (loan)	67	(5)
2014–2017	Sunderland	82	(7)
2017–2021	Crystal Palace	126	(13)
2021–2024	Galatasaray	45	(2)
2023–2024	→ PSV (loan)	39	(2)
2024–	Sparta Rotterdam	5	(0)
International career‡
2005–2006	Netherlands U16	7	(0)
2006–2007	Netherlands U17	17	(6)
2007–2008	Netherlands U18	2	(0)
2008–2009	Netherlands U19	8	(1)
2010	Netherlands U20	1	(0)
2010–2013	Netherlands U21	16	(0)
2013–2021	Netherlands	19	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA Nations League 2019 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2021

Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɛtrɪk fɑn ˈaːnɦɔlt]; born 29 August 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

He began his professional career at Chelsea, where he was used sparingly, spending time on loan at five other clubs. He joined Sunderland for around £1.5 million in 2014 and was transferred to Crystal Palace in January 2017, for a fee rising to £14 million.

Van Aanholt represented the Netherlands at numerous youth levels before making his full international debut in 2013. He played for the senior side at UEFA Euro 2020.