Mike Havenaar
ハーフナー・マイク
Havenaar in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mike Havenaar[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sapporo FC
2000–2002 Consadole Sapporo
2003–2005 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos 26 (0)
2008 → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 26 (7)
2009 → Sagan Tosu (loan) 33 (15)
2010–2011 Ventforet Kofu 63 (37)
2012–2014 Vitesse Arnhem 79 (26)
2014 Córdoba 5 (0)
2015 HJK Helsinki 20 (4)
2015–2017 ADO Den Haag 59 (25)
2017–2020 Vissel Kobe 13 (3)
2018　 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 6 (1)
2019 → Bangkok United (loan) 7 (3)
2020 Ventforet Kofu 14 (0)
2021–2022 Bombonera Gifu 15 (6)
International career‡
2005–2007 Japan U-20 10 (18)
2011–2016 Japan 18 (4)
Medal record
Vegalta Sendai
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:43, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2016

Mike Havenaar (ハーフナー・マイク, Hāfunā Maiku, born 20 May 1987) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Early life

Havenaar's parents came to Japan from the Netherlands in 1986 when his father Dido signed on to play for Hiroshima-based side Mazda FC of the Japan Soccer League (now Sanfrecce Hiroshima of the J1 League). His mother was an athlete and a former national champion in the heptathlon.[2] His younger brother Nikki currently plays for FC Thun and has previously played for the U-17 and U-18 Japan national team as centre back.[3] The Havenaar family became naturalized Japanese citizens in 1994.

Club career

Havenaar began his career with the Consadole Sapporo U-15 side, where his father played and later worked as goalkeeper coach.

When Dido moved to powerhouse Yokohama F. Marinos, Mike joined the Marinos youth side and promoted to the top team in 2006. Playing as a forward, Havenaar made his debut as a professional on 15 April 2006, against Gamba Osaka. Havenaar and his father are the first father-son combination to play in the J. League.

He was loaned to second division club Avispa Fukuoka[4] and Sagan Tosu and showed respectable results.

Havenaar playing for Ventforet Kofu in 2010

In 2010, he joined Ventforet Kofu, scoring 20 goals in 30 appearances for the club, helping them gain promotion to J1 League.

In 2011, Havenaar returned to Division 1 with Venforet and netted 17 times in 32 appearances. He received the J. League Best Eleven award after the season.[5] Despite his contendership for the Top Scorer award, Kofu was relegated at the end of the season.

Vitesse

On 21 December 2011, Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem announced that they completed the signing of Havenaar on a two-and-a-half-year contract beating out the likes of Bundesliga side Wolfsburg for his signature.[6]

Havenaar made his debut for the club as a 73rd-minute substitute for Nicky Hofs in their 1–0 away defeat to rivals NEC Nijmegen.[7] His first goal came in his next appearance, a 3–1 loss to PSV.[8] Havenaar made his first start for Vitesse on 4 February 2012 and provided an assist to Nicky Hofs first goal of the season, securing a 1–0 win NAC Breda.[9] Havenaar scored his second goal for his new club in another losing effort, this time a 4–1 loss to title contenders FC Twente.[10] Havenaar continued to impress for Vitesse, slotting the ball home after a cutting pass from Alexander Büttner to complete a 2–0 victory over De Graafschap on 4 March.[11] Away against FC Groningen he made the third goal for Vitesse in the last minute, the game ended in 1–3 for Vitesse.

Córdoba

On 21 July 2014, it was announced by Córdoba CF that they had signed Havenaar.[12] He made his La Liga debut on 25 August 2014, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Real Madrid.

On 30 December 2014 Havenaar was released by the Andalusians, after appearing in only five matches and scoring no goals during his spell for Córdoba CF.

HJK Helsinki

On 2 March 2015, it was announced by HJK Helsinki that they had signed Havenaar. He made his competitive debut for HJK on 6 March 2015 in the Finnish League Cup and scored the second goal in a 2–0 win. On 4 April 2015, Havenaar scored the second goal in the 57th minute to secure a 2–0 win and the League Cup against RoPS.

ADO Den Haag

On 11 August 2015, Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag announced that they had signed Mike Havenaar as a striker.[13] On 3 July 2017, ADO Den Haag officially announced that Havenaar would be leaving the club[14] to move back to Japan and join J1 league side Vissel Kobe. During his two seasons at ADO, the striker scored a total of 27 goals,[15] including a goal on the last day of the 2016/17 season in the 4–1 win over Excelsior.[16]

Vissel Kobe

On 3 July 2017, Havenaar joined Japanese J1 league side Vissel Kobe.

Bonbonera Gifu

On 26 January 2021, Havenaar joined Tōkai Adult Soccer League side Bombonera Gifu.[17]

International career

In 2007, Havenaar was picked to join the Japan U-20 squad to compete 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and played one match against Nigeria U-20.

In August 2011, he was called up to Japan's training squad.[18]

He made his debut for Japan on 2 September 2011 as a 70th-minute substitute against North Korea in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match,[19] striking the post. He scored his first ever goals for the national team with a brace, both headers, against Tajikistan on 11 October 2011 in the same competition. Japan won the game 8–0.[20] Havenaar also participated in FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 coming on as a substitute and playing a total of 11 minutes in the competition.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2019.[23][24][25]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Other4 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2006 9 0 - 6 0 - - 15 0
2007 15 0 - 4 1 - - 19 1
Avispa Fukuoka 2008 26 7 - - - - 26 7
Yokohama F. Marinos 2009 2 0 - - - - 2 0
Sagan Tosu 33 15 2 2 - - - 35 17
Ventforet Kofu 2010 31 20 1 0 - - - 32 20
2011 32 17 - 2 1 - - 34 18
Vitesse 2011–12 15 5 1 0 - - 2 0 18 5
2012–13 32 11 3 1 - 3 0 - 38 12
2013–14 32 10 2 0 - 1 0 2 0 37 10
Córdoba CF 2014–15 5 0 0 0 - - 0 0 5 0
HJK Helsinki 2015 20 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 27 8
ADO Den Haag 2015–16 31 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17
2016–17 29 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 10
Vissel Kobe 2017 9 4 2 1 2 0 - - 13 5
2018 4 1 0 0 5 1 - - 9 2
Vegalta Sendai 2018 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Bangkok United 2019 7 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4
Career total 338 123 17 7 21 7 8 1 4 0 388 138

1Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes UEFA Europa League.

4Includes Eredivisie Playoffs.


International

As of 24 March 2016[19]
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 5 2
2012 4 1
2013 8 1
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 1 0
Total 18 4

Goals for senior national team

[19]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2011 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Tajikistan 1–0 8–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 5–0 8–0
3. 6 September 2012 Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 International Friendly
4. 23 March 2013 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Canada 2–1 2–1 International Friendly

Honors

HJK Helsinki

Finish League Cup: 2015[26]

Personal life

Havenaar is trilingual. He was brought up bilingual, speaking Japanese and his parents' native Dutch and learned fluent English at the Yokohama International School.[27] Havenaar got married in 2011[28] and in the same year, his first daughter was born on 5 August.[29] His younger brother Nikki is also a professional footballer.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Havenaar: Japan is where my roots are". FIFA. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. ^ "U-17 squad for Niigata International named". Japan Football Association. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. ^ 横浜ハーフナー・マイクがＪ２福岡移籍へ. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 29 November 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Kashiwa Reysol's Leandro Domingues wins J-League Player of the Year award". Goal. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIEF Mike Havenaar definitief Vitessenaar". Vitesse (in Dutch). 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Vitesse Arnhem vs. NEC Nijmegen – Football Match Report – January 22, 2012 – ESPN". go.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. ^ "PSV Eindhoven vs. Vitesse Arnhem – Football Match Report – January 27, 2012 – ESPN". go.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Vitesse Arnhem vs. NAC Breda – Football Match Report – February 4, 2012 – ESPN". go.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ^ "FC Twente beats Vitesse Arnhem 4–1 in Dutch league". CNN. 19 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Vitesse Arnhem vs. De Graafschap – Football Match Report – March 4, 2012 – ESPN". ESPN FC. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Mike Havenaar nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F." [Mike Havenaar new player of Córdoba C.F.] (in Spanish). Córdoba C.F. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Cookies op VI.nl". vi.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Mike Havenaar verkast definitief naar Vissel Kobe". ADO Den Haag. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  15. ^ http://www.worldfootball.com/p/37237/japan/m-havenaar retrieved 3 July 2017/
  16. ^ "Samenvatting ADO Den Haag – Excelsior" (in Dutch). Fox Sports. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  17. ^ "ハーフナー マイク選手 移籍先決定のお知らせ" [Mike Havenaar Announcement of Transfer Destination Decision] (in Japanese). Ventforet Kofu. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. ^ "JFA picks 23 players for training camp". The Japan Times. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  19. ^ a b c "HAVENAAR Mike". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
  20. ^ "'Flying Dutchman' lifts Japanese hopes". AsiaOne. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  21. ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 – Matches – Italy-Japan – FIFA.com". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  22. ^ "FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches – Mike HAVENAAR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  23. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 73 out of 289)
  24. ^ "Japan – Mike Havenaar – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  25. ^ "Mike Havenaar > Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
  26. ^ "Ottelupöytäkirja". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  27. ^ "'Flying Dutchman' lifts Japanese hopes". AsiaOne. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011..
  28. ^ ハーフナー マイク選手入籍のお知らせ. Ventforet Kofu Official Website (in Japanese). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  29. ^ ハーフナーマイク選手に第一子(長女)誕生のお知らせ. Ventforet Kofu Official Website (in Japanese). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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