Jan-Arie van der Heijden
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Jan-Arie van der Heijden (born 3 March 1988) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre back for Eredivisie-side Feyenoord.

Born in Leiden, Van der Heijden made his debut for Ajax in a league match against Roda JC on 4 November 2007 (4–2). Prior to playing for Ajax, he played for V.V. Schoonhoven. He has also attained a bachelor's degree in Sports and Economics. Although the player has only played two league games for Ajax he did play a full match against VfB Stuttgart and made a substitutes appearance against Italian champions F.C. Internazionale Milano. On his 20th birthday, 3 March 2008, the player signed an improved contract that binded him to Ajax until 2013.

In the 2008–09 season under manager Marco van Basten, Van der Heijden was injured until March 2009 due to a double knee-injury. During the season, he had a number of unfortunate setbacks that prolonged his recovery period. At the end of March he was about to resume full training with Young Ajax, and he played a number of full matches with the reserve squad. On 10 May 2009, the last day of the Eredivisie season, Van der Heijden was on the bench as Ajax played against FC Twente, although he did not come onto the pitch.