Mike Havenaar facts for kids
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Havenaar in 2011
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| Date of birth | 20 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Japan U-20 | 10 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Japan | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Mike Havenaar (ハーフナー・マイク, Hāfunā Maiku, born 20 May 1987) is a Japanese former professional footballer. He played as a forward, which means he was a player whose main job was to score goals. Mike is known for his tall height, which helped him score many goals with his head. He played for several clubs in Japan and Europe, and also represented the Japan national team.
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Early Life and Family
Mike Havenaar was born in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 20, 1987. His parents came to Japan from the Netherlands in 1986. His father, Dido Havenaar, was also a professional footballer. He played for Mazda FC in Japan, which is now known as Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Mike's mother was a talented athlete too, a former national champion in the heptathlon (a competition with seven different track and field events).
The Havenaar family became Japanese citizens in 1994. Mike has a younger brother named Nikki Havenaar, who is also a professional footballer. Nikki has played for Japan's national youth teams.
Club Career Highlights
Mike Havenaar started his football journey with the Consadole Sapporo youth team. His father worked there as a coach. Later, Mike joined the youth side of Yokohama F. Marinos, a big club in Japan. He moved up to their main team in 2006.
Mike made his first professional appearance on April 15, 2006, playing against Gamba Osaka. Mike and his father, Dido, were the first father-son duo to play in Japan's J. League.
He was loaned to other teams like Avispa Fukuoka and Sagan Tosu in the second division. He played well and scored many goals for them.
In 2010, Mike joined Ventforet Kofu. He scored 20 goals in 30 games, helping his team get promoted to the top division, the J1 League. The next year, in 2011, he scored 17 goals in 32 games for Ventforet Kofu in Division 1. He was even given the J. League Best Eleven award, which means he was one of the best players in the league that season.
Playing in Europe
In December 2011, Mike moved to Europe to play for Vitesse, a Dutch club. He signed a contract for two and a half years. He made his debut for Vitesse as a substitute and scored his first goal in his next game. He continued to score important goals for the team during his time there.
In July 2014, Mike signed with Córdoba CF, a Spanish club. He made his debut in La Liga, Spain's top league, against Real Madrid. However, he only played in five matches and did not score any goals before leaving the club in December 2014.
Mike then joined HJK Helsinki in Finland in March 2015. He made a strong start, scoring in his first game. He also helped HJK Helsinki win the Finnish League Cup in April 2015, scoring a goal in the final.
In August 2015, Mike returned to the Netherlands to play for ADO Den Haag. He spent two seasons with the club, scoring a total of 27 goals. He was a key striker for them.
Return to Japan
In July 2017, Mike moved back to Japan and joined Vissel Kobe, another J1 League team. Later, in 2021, he joined Tōkai Adult Soccer League side Bombonera Gifu.
International Career
Mike Havenaar also played for Japan's national football teams. In 2007, he was part of the Japan U-20 squad that played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
In August 2011, he was called up to the main Japan squad. He made his debut for Japan on September 2, 2011, in a World Cup qualifier match against North Korea.
He scored his first two goals for the national team on October 11, 2011, both with headers, against Tajikistan. Japan won that game 8–0. Mike also played in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013. Overall, he played 18 matches for the Japan national team and scored 4 goals.
Personal Life
Mike Havenaar is able to speak three languages. He grew up speaking both Japanese and Dutch, which is his parents' native language. He also learned to speak fluent English at the Yokohama International School. Mike got married in 2011, and his first daughter was born in August of the same year. His younger brother, Nikki Havenaar, is also a professional footballer.
Honors
HJK Helsinki
- Finish League Cup: 2015
See also
In Spanish: Mike Havenaar para niños
