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

Blood type

Private

Height

175 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/patrickvanaanholt/
• Xhttps://x.com/pvanaanholt
• 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

Tags

• North Brabant
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.