Hector Hevel

Hector Hevel's career arc fascinates me precisely because it refuses a straight line. A Dutch youth international from Leidschendam who could have chased the conventional European path, he instead built a life in Malaysian football with Johor Darul Ta'zim, earning two caps for the Malaysia national team before FIFA suspended him in September 2025 for forged documents about his Malaysian ancestry. A 171 cm midfielder is usually the connective tissue of a side, the player whose intelligence outshines his stats. To me, his story is now a cautionary one about how quickly a shortcut can undo a career.

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Name (English)

Hector Hevel

Name (Japanese)

ヘヴェル

Reading

へゔぇる

Born

May 15, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Leidschendam, South Holland, Netherlands

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector%20Hevel
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18686727

Tags

• South Holland
• association football player

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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