Players who played for AZ Alkmaar and SC Heerenveen

11 players have played for both AZ Alkmaar and SC Heerenveen, according to Wikidata. The best known include Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Stijn Schaars and Henk Timmer. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Ricardo van Rhijn. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1970 (Kees Kist), the most recent in 2017 (Ricardo van Rhijn).

The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAZ AlkmaarSC Heerenveen
Alireza JahanbakhshMidfielderIran2015–20182024–2025
Stijn SchaarsMidfielderNetherlands2005–20112016–2019
Henk TimmerGoalkeeperNetherlands2000–20062010
Roy BeerensForwardNetherlands2011–20142007–2011
Ricardo van RhijnDefenderNetherlands2017–20192019–2020
Kees KistForwardNetherlands1972–19861970–1987
Viktor ElmMidfielderSweden2012–20152009–2012
Boy WatermanGoalkeeperNetherlands2007–20112001–2007
Mitchell te VredeForwardKingdom of the Netherlands2010–2011since 2015
Jeffrey GouweleeuwDefenderNetherlands2013–20162010–2013
Ali El KhattabiForwardMorocco2001–20051996–1998

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With AZ Alkmaar

With SC Heerenveen