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Newcastle’s Forgotten Man: Patrick van Aanholt

By Carson A Merk

Chelsea's Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt celebrates scoring a goal during their Carling Cup third round football match against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, London, on September 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo. (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea's Dutch defender Patrick van Aanholt celebrates scoring a goal during their Carling Cup third round football match against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, London, on September 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO/GLYN KIRK FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo. (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Joining on a short-term loan, Patrick van Aanholt made a brief cameo in Newcastle United colors.

Today, we continue our look at players like Patrick Kluivert and Xisco that had little impact during their Newcastle United tenures. Let’s revisit the brief time that Dutch full-back Patrick van Aanholt played for the Magpies.

It was the 2009-10 season and Newcastle United were playing in the Championship after an 18th-place finish in 2008-09. The Magpies were in the midst of a battle at the top of the table with second-place Nottingham Forest. After an injury put Jose Enrique out of commission for a while, Newcastle United brought in Patrick van Aanholt on January 29th from Chelsea on a month-long loan.

Earlier in the season, van Aanholt was on loan with Coventry City in the Championship. The 19-year-old would arrive back in the second division and play in seven matches for Chris Hughton, going the full 90 minutes in six of those. The only match that he didn’t play the entire match was the only one that Newcastle lost during his stretch.

He would depart back to the Blues after a 2-1 win over Watford and Jose Enrique returned as the primary left-back at Newcastle United. van Aanholt definitely handled himself admirably as a teenager in the second division.

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Where Are They Now?

Since leaving Newcastle United, Patrick van Aanholt has played for five different clubs. He’s been a consistent performer for Crystal Palace after arriving from Sunderland in 2017. He’s 3-3-4 against Newcastle United in his career, including a match-winning free kick this season and his first-ever goal back in September 2010.