Jhon van Beukering

Jhon van Beukering (born 29 September 1983) is an Indonesian former professional footballer. He last played for the amateur football team MASV Arnhem, for which was also the assistant manager.[3]

Jhon van Beukering

Personal information
Full name	Jhon van Beukering
Date of birth	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	80	(8)
2002–2003	→ Zwolle (loan)	6	(2)
2004–2007	De Graafschap	92	(49)
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 Karawang	2	(0)
2012	Dordrecht	0	(0)
2013	Presikhaaf	3	(3)
2013	MASV	0	(0)
National team^‡
2012	Indonesia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:33, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

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 2 goals in the 3 games he played that season. The next season, he got a place in the starting lineup for the club and scored 3 goals.[4]

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.[5]

In summer 2009 van Beukering was loaned to former club De Graafschap.[6]

Feyenoord

In December 2010 he signed a contract with Dutch giants Feyenoord.[7] 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.[8]

Pelita Jaya

After an unsuccessful stint with Feyenoord, he left the club for Indonesian club Pelita Jaya.[9]

After returning to Holland, van Beukering went on to play for amateur sides. In October 2016, his brother Dennis confirmed van Beukering was in training to become a professional player once more.[10]

International career

Although he had played several times for the Netherlands junior teams he had never been capped for the senior side, so when Indonesian National Team came after him to become an Indonesia citizen he said yes. He was invited 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 Indonesian national football team.[11]

His first unofficial debut with the Indonesia national football 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

Club	Season	Division	League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitesse	2000–01	Eredivisie	3	2	3	2
	2001–02		26	3	26	3
	2002–03		6	0	6	0
	2003–04		14	3	14	3
Zwolle (loan)	2002–03	Eredivisie	6	2	6	2
De Graafschap (loan)	2003–04	Eerste Divisie	11	9	11	9
De Graafschap	2004–05	Eredivisie	31	9	31	9
	2005–06	Eerste Divisie	13	10	13	10
	2006–07		37	21	37	21
N.E.C.	2007–08	Eredivisie	28	11	28	11
	2008–09		19	4	19	4
De Graafschap (loan)	2009–10	Eerste Divisie	9	2	9	2
Go Ahead	2010–11	Eerste Divisie	4	1	4	1
Feyenoord	2010–11	Eredivisie	3	0	3	0
Pelita Bandung Raya	2011–12	Indonesia Super League	2	0	2	0
FC Presikhaaf	2012–13	Vierde Klasse & Eerste Klasse	3	3	3	3
Eredivisie total			136	34	136	34
Eerste Divisie total			74	43	74	43
Netherlands total			213	80	213	80
Indonesia total			2	0	2	0
Career total			215	80	215	80

Honours

Club honours

De Graafschap

• Eerste Divisie: 2006–2007, 2009–2010

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

External links

• Jhon van Beukering at National-Football-Teams.com