| Arjan van Heusden | |
| Fullname: | Arjan van Heusden |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1972[1] |
| Birth Place: | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
| Height: | 6feet[2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1994 |
| Youthclubs1: | VV Noordwijk |
| Years1: | 1994–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1997 |
| Clubs2: | → Oxford United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1998–2000 |
| Clubs3: | Cambridge United |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2000–2002 |
| Clubs4: | Exeter City |
| Caps4: | 74 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2002 |
| Clubs5: | Mansfield Town |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2002–2005 |
| Clubs6: | Torquay United |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 206 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
Arjan van Heusden (born 11 December 1972) is a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper who played much of his career in the English Football League.
Van Heusden began his career in his native Netherlands with VV Noordwijk, moving to England in December 1993 for a trial with Port Vale, signing permanently in May 1994 for a fee of £4,500.[3] He joined up with fellow Dutchman Robin van der Laan, who had already established himself in John Rudge's squad. However, Van Heusden failed to dislodge the ever-reliable Paul Musselwhite and so joined Oxford United on loan in September 1997, playing 11 league games.
In August 1998, he moved to Cambridge United on a free transfer.[1] He played 42 league games in two seasons before moving to Exeter City in August 2000.[1] He missed just five league games of the 2000–01 campaign.[1] After stalling on Exeter's offer of a fresh contract in April 2002[4] he signed within the club's ten-day limit,[5] though this failed to put an end to speculation over his future.[6]
In August 2002, he joined Scottish side Clyde on a short-term deal before returning to England to play for Mansfield Town the following month as Mansfield were in the midst of a goalkeeping injury crisis.[7] In November 2002 he joined Torquay United, initially on non-contract terms, later signing a longer contract after establishing himself as the first choice keeper.[8] He struggled with injury in the 2004–05 season and subsequently retired from professional football and returned to the Netherlands where he resumed his playing career with FC Lisse.[1]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Port Vale | 1994–95 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Oxford United (loan) | 1997–98 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Cambridge United | 1998–99 | Third Division | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1999–2000 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |||
| Exeter City | 2000–01 | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | Third Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 0 | |||
| Mansfield Town | 2002–03 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Torquay United | 2002–03 | Third Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Third Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 206 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 237 | 0 | |||