Jhon van Beukering

Jhon van Beukering (born 29 September 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in the Netherlands, he made one appearance for the Indonesia national team.

Jhon van Beukering
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-09-29) 29 September 1983
Place of birth Velp, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Velpse Boys
VVO
De Graafschap
Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Vitesse 49 (8)
2002–2003 → Zwolle (loan) 6 (2)
2003–2004 → De Graafschap (loan) 11 (9)
2004–2007 De Graafschap 81 (40)
2007–2010 NEC 47 (15)
2009–2010 → De Graafschap (loan) 9 (2)
2010 Go Ahead Eagles 4 (1)
2010–2011 Feyenoord 3 (0)
2011–2012 Pelita Jaya 2 (0)
2012 Dordrecht 0 (0)
2013 Presikhaaf 3 (3)
2013 MASV 0 (0)
International career
2012 Indonesia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Vitesse

Born in the Netherlands, van Beukering started playing for local amateur sides, before Vitesse Arnhem saw his talent, and signed him to Vitesse's youth academy after some strong displays in the youth team of De Graafschap. In the 2000–01 season he made his debut for Vitesse's main squad. Van Beukering scored two goals in the three games he played that season. The next season, he got a place in the starting lineup for the club and scored three goals.[3]

In the 2002–03 season he only made six appearances, and as a result he was loaned out to FC Zwolle. In Zwolle he also played six games, scoring two goals. The next season, his loan spell at FC Zwolle was extended, and Van Beukering made three goals in 14 games.

De Graafschap

Van Beukering returned to his former club De Graafschap in the winter break. With nine goals in 11 games he played an important part in De Graafschap's promotion to the Eredivisie at the end of the 2003–04 season. In the Eredivisie he played 31 games for De Graafschap, scoring 9 goals. At the end of the season he sustained a heavy knee injury and he couldn't play for more than half a year.

De Graafschap, meanwhile relegated, could use Van Beukering again after the first half season in the Eerste Divisie. Van Beukering began scoring goals soon after returning from his injury.

NEC

He was snapped up by NEC in summer 2007 after he chose the club over RKC Waalwijk in January 2007 with NEC manager Mario Been praising his prolific goalscoring.[4]

In summer 2009 van Beukering was loaned to former club De Graafschap.[5]

Feyenoord

In December 2010 he signed a contract with Dutch giants Feyenoord.[6] He became infamous for his lack of speed, with then Feyenoord manager Mario Been jokingly accusing headwind after van Beukering showed a very slow sprint in his first game. At NEC he had already earned the nickname Jhonny of the Burger King due to him being frequently overweight.[7]

Pelita Jaya

After an unsuccessful stint with Feyenoord, he left the club for Indonesian club Pelita Jaya.[8]

In 2013 he played for the amateur team MASV in Arnhem, for which was also the assistant manager.[9] In October 2016, his brother Dennis stated that van Beukering was in training to become a professional player once more.[10]

International career

Van Beukering played several times for the Netherlands youth teams. During his time playing in Indonesia he was invited to become an Indonesia citizen. He was called up to play against Uruguay but unable to play due to Indonesian regulations which does not allow dual nationalities. He was sworn in as a naturalized Indonesian citizen on 10 October 2011, making him eligible to play for the Indonesia national team.[11]

His first unofficial debut with the Indonesia national team was when they challenged Timor-Leste in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 14 November 2012. He assisted Bambang Pamungkas for the only goal in the game. He made his official international debut on 1 December 2012, in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup against Malaysia.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse 2000–01 Eredivisie 3232
2001–02 263263
2002–03 6060
2003–04 143143
Total 498498
Zwolle (loan) 2002–03 Eredivisie 6262
De Graafschap (loan) 2003–04 Eerste Divisie 119119
De Graafschap 2004–05 Eredivisie 319319
2005–06 Eerste Divisie 13101310
2006–07 37213721
Total 81408140
N.E.C. 2007–08 Eredivisie 28112811
2008–09 194194
Total 47154715
De Graafschap (loan) 2009–10 Eerste Divisie 9292
Go Ahead Eagles 2010–11 Eerste Divisie 4141
Feyenoord 2010–11 Eredivisie 3030
Pelita Bandung Raya 2011–12 Indonesia Super League 2020
FC Presikhaaf 2012–13 Vierde Klasse & Eerste Klasse 3333
Career total 2158021580

Honours

De Graafschap

References
  1. "Jhonny van Beukering". VI. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. "Selamat Datang di Website Pelita Jaya Football Club". Pelitajayafootball.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  3. "Jhonny van Beukering" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. NEC kaapt Beukering weg voor neus RKC - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. Jhon van Beukering naar De Graafschap - Gelderlander (in Dutch)
  6. Agency (30 May 2013). "Feyenoord recruit Van Beukering – The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. Been: Jhonny had wind tegen - NU (in Dutch)
  8. Van Beukering per direct weg bij Feyenoord - NU (in Dutch)
  9. Jhonny van Beukering is nog altijd hetzelfde eigenwijze ventje vice.com
  10. "Van Beukering werkt zich flink in het zweet". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. "Asian Football News | FOX SPORTS". Espnstar.com. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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