The Heerenveen Courier
Player ratings1 May 2028
Oliver Edvardsen beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 39. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad1 May 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Jonathan Ávila
113 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Heerenveen lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match1 May 2028
Heerenveen finish in position 7
46 points, and the season has a number on it. Whatever it felt like from the inside, this is what it will look like in a book.
Squad1 May 2028
Oliver Edvardsen in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Heerenveen this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Apr 2028
Whatever happens, Heerenveen do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad1 May 2028
Maas Willemsen signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Maas Willemsen and Heerenveen agree another 4 years.
The dugout1 May 2028
Marcus Linday gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market1 May 2028
Memphis Lang steps up from the Heerenveen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Memphis Lang has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market1 May 2028
Ryan Xavi Simons steps up from the Heerenveen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ryan Xavi Simons has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Virgil Frimpong joins the Heerenveen first team
- Market Heerenveen promote Quincy Gakpo from within
- Match Two points walk out of the ground