Sven van Beek

Sven van Beek (born 28 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.

Club Career

Feyenoord

Born in Gouda, Van Beek began playing football in the youth departments of SV Donk and Sparta Rotterdam, before joining the Feyenoord academy in 2005. He made his full debut on 30 January 2013 against PSV in the KNVB Cup. He replaced Daryl Janmaat who could not play because of illness. In the 83rd minute, head coach Ronald Koeman replaced him for midfielder Ruud Vormer. He made his first start for Feyenoord against archrivals Ajax on 18 August 2013 at the right back position, as they lost 2–1.

Van Beek scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League in a match against Standard Liege on 2 October 2014, as Feyenoord won 2–1. Feyenoord would become the group winner in that tournament, partly by winning 2–0 at home against defending title holders Sevilla, after goals from Jens Toornstra and Karim El Ahmadi, and winning 0–3 in the other match against Standard Liege. In the knockout phase, Feyenoord managed a 1–1 draw away against Roma. Feyenoord lost 1–2 at home, after Mitchell te Vrede was sent off. In the 2014–15 season, Van Beek became a regular starter for the club, replacing Stefan de Vrij in the centre-back position, who had left for Lazio. Van Beek was also a regular fixture in the team in the 2015–16 season, with Feyenoord winning the KNVB Cup that season. Van Beek, however, received a lot of criticism, after several defensive mistakes. Feyenoord finished 3rd that season in the Eredivisie. In the 2016–17 pre-season game on 2 July 2016 against RKSV Driel, Van Beek replaced Wessel Dammers at half time, but fell out with an injury shortly after, causing him to miss the entire season. Feyenoord won the Eredivisie title during that season, but Van Beek was unable to contribute to this due to his long-term injury. He celebrated the championship party on crutches.

Van Beek also had to miss the preparation for the 2017–1

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