Arjan de Zeeuw

Arjan de Zeeuw
Personal information
Full name Adrianus Johannes de Zeeuw[1]
Date of birth (1970-04-16) 16 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Castricum, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Vitesse '22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Telstar 102 (5)
1995–1999 Barnsley 138 (7)
1999–2002 Wigan Athletic 130 (6)
2002–2005 Portsmouth 106 (5)
2005–2007 Wigan Athletic 52 (0)
2007–2008 Coventry City 17 (0)
2008–2009 ADO '20 12 (0)
Total 557 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrianus Johannes "Arjan" de Zeeuw (born 16 April 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Having begun his career with Telstar before going on to spend the bulk of his career in England. He notably played in the Premier League for both Barnsley and Portsmouth and was part of teams promotions to the top flight in 1997 and 2003. He also played top flight football for Wigan Athletic during his second spell with the club, as well as playing in the Football League for Coventry City. He retired in 2009 following a brief spell back in the Netherlands with ADO '20.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.