David van Zanten
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David van Zanten | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Tolka Rovers | ||
| 1999–2003 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | St Mirren | 196 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Hibernian | 34 | (0) |
| 2009 | Greenock Morton | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | Hamilton Academical | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | St Mirren | 136 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Dumbarton | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Airdrieonians | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:08, 26 February 2016 (UTC). |
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David van Zanten (born 8 May 1982) is an Irish professional football.
Van Zanten was born in Ireland to a Dutch father and an Irish mother. Despite being born in Ireland, van Zanten has played his entire senior career in Scotland after signing for Celtic in 1999 from Tolka Rovers. After leaving Celtic at the age of 21, van Zanten signed for St Mirren; he made almost 200 appearances for the Paisley side. He subsequently played for Hibernian, Greenock Morton and Hamilton Academical, before returning to St Mirren in 2010. He made over 130 appearances in his second spell with the Buddies, before moving on to Dumbarton and then Airdrieonians.
Born in Dublin, van Zanten began his career with Tolka Rovers before joining Celtic in 1999. He spent three seasons with Celtic but failed to make any first team appearances and he was freed in 2003.
Van Zanten joined St Mirren after impressing their manager John Coughlin in a trial match at Easter Road. He helped St Mirren win promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2006.
On 6 May 2008 it was reported by the Glasgow Evening Times that van Zanten had made a pre-contract agreement to sign for SPL rivals Hibernian in the summer of 2008. Van Zanten struggled for form during his first season with Hibs, and was frequently replaced at right back by Sol Bamba and Darren McCormack, who are more accustomed to playing at centre back. Towards the end of the season, van Zanten admitted that he had been "disappointed with my performances" and went on to say that it was probably the worst time to lose form, as he had just joined a new club. He was released by Hibs on 1 September 2009.
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