Délano Diego van der Heijden (born 29 September 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Club career.
Van der Heijden is a youth exponent from Feyenoord. He played at various youth levels for the club since joined in 2010. In 2021, he was named to club's UEFA Europa Conference League squad, although he did not get any playing time.
International career.
Van der Heijden represented the Netherlands under-17 football team, where he debuted in a friendly match against Hungary U16 on 7 November 2019. He is also eligible to represent Indonesia through his Moluccan lineage inherited from his maternal grandmother.
Personal life.
Born in the Netherlands, Van der Heijden is of Indonesian descent.