Patrick van Aanholt

Patrick van Aanholt is the kind of player I instinctively warm to. He emerged from Chelsea's youth setup, barely featured, and was farmed out on five separate loans before finally carving out a real career as an attacking left-back. That apprenticeship in the margins of football toughens a player in ways the headline signings never experience. Without imposing height, he survived on pace, intelligence, and a willingness to bomb forward. I respect anyone who refuses to give up while waiting years for a genuine chance, and van Aanholt's refusal to fade away earns my quiet admiration.

Name (English)

Patrick van Aanholt

Name (Japanese)

パトリック・ファン・アーンホルト

Reading

ぱとりっく・ふぁん・あーんほると

Born

August 29, 1990 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

Origin

North Brabant, Netherlands

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20van%20Aanholt
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313961

Tags

• North Brabant
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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