Erik Willem Heijblok (born 29 May 1977) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Heijblok started his career at amateur side Hollandia before signing his first professional contract at

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in 2003 where he became their first goalkeeper straight away. In four seasons he had 126 appearances for the club, all at

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

level. He then signed for

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side

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where he became their third goalkeeper behind

Maarten Stekelenburg Maarten Stekelenburg (; born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Stekelenburg began his career at Ajax, playing 282 matches over nine seasons in his first spell there and winning nine honours ...

and

Dennis Gentenaar Dennis Gentenaar (; born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Germany. Career Gentenaar was born in Nijmegen. Coming from the amateur side ZOW, he made his profes ...

for the 2007–08 season. After Ajax, Heijblok signed for Eredivisievside

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

on 30 June 2008. After one season he then transferred to 2008–09

champions

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

on 24 June 2009 for two seasons. He eventually stayed until the summer of 2014, having served the team as a third goalkeeper for five years. He signed a one-year deal with

side

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

on 30 June 2014. Shortly after, in September 2014, he announced his retirement from football, citing health-related issues linked to playing on

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Honours

AZ *

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References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heijblok, Erik 1977 births Living people People from Wieringen Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players HVV Hollandia players HFC Haarlem players AFC Ajax players De Graafschap players AZ Alkmaar players FC Volendam players Footballers from North Holland