Arjen van der Heide

Arjen van der Heide (born 19 November 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Tondela.

Club career Heerenveen Van der Heide was born in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands, and started playing football with local club Heerenveense Boys before joining the SC Heerenveen youth academy at age 11. Progressing through the academy, he scored 13 goals in 48 appearances for the under-19 team.

On 15 September 2017, Van der Heide signed his first professional contract with SC Heerenveen, a three-year deal.

Van der Heide made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 4–0 Eredivisie win over Heracles Almelo on 4 August 2019, replacing Jens Odgaard in the 89th minute. On 22 November 2019, he extended his contract with Heerenveen until 2023. He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2022, the first matchday of the 2022–23 campaign, replacing Mohamed Mallahi in the 81st minute of a 2–0 away victory against Dordrecht at the Krommedijk. On 28 October, Van der Heide scored his first goal for Roda in a 4–1 home win over Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.

De Graafschap On 2 September 2024, Van der Heide signed for De Graafschap. He made 44 appearances for the club, scoring 6 goals and providing 5 assists.

Tondela On 27 January 2026, Van der Heide moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Tondela on a contract until June 2029, for a fee reported to be around €200.000.

International career Van der Heide scored three goals in ten appearances for the Netherlands under-16 team between 2016 and 2017. Between 2017 and 2018, he represented the national under-17s, scoring once in four games. He also made two appearances for the under-18 team, and scored once in six appearances for the under-19s in 2019.

Personal life In 2020, Van der Heide mentioned that Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona had praised him on social media after watching some of his games.

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