20-year-old left-back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-c29254 van Aanholt signs four year contract with Chelsea
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-van-Aanholt-c29315, the 20-year-old Dutch defender, recently signed a new contract with English Premier League side Chelsea.
Van Aanholt signed a long term, four year contract with the London side, which will ensure he remains with Chelsea in the upcoming seasons.
The left back signed began his senior football career with Chelsea in 2009, waiting until March 2010 to make his official debut.
After just a few appearances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, Van Aanholt was loaned out to Championship side Coventry City on a short term loan move.
He was recalled to Stamford Bridge the same season due to unavailability of some players, but shortly after was sent to Premier League side Newcastle United on a one month loan.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 under-21 international was then sent to Leicester City on a loan move until the end of the season.
He was out for the better part of the season, having picked up a thigh injury which saw him sidelined for over four months.
With the end of the season having arrived, Van Aanholt returned to London where he was offered a contract extension.
The new contract will keep him at Stamford Bride at the end of the 2014 season.
Van Aanholt made 20 appearances with Coventry City, 7 with Newcastle United, a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Total-c40747 of 8 with Chelsea stretched over two seasons and 12 with Leicester City.
The Dutch national has scored two goals in his career, one for Chelsea in the Carling Cup loss to Newcastle United and the second for Leicester City.
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