Van der Heide was born in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands, and started playing football with local club Heerenveense Boys before joining the SC Heerenveen youth academy at age 11.[3] Progressing through the academy, he scored 13 goals in 48 appearances for the under-19 team.[4]
On 15 September 2017, Van der Heide signed his first professional contract with SC Heerenveen, a three-year deal.[5]
Van der Heide made his professional debut with Heerenveen in a 4–0 Eredivisie win over Heracles Almelo on 4 August 2019, replacing Jens Odgaard in the 89th minute.[6] On 22 November 2019, he extended his contract with Heerenveen until 2023.[3]
Roda JC
On 30 July 2022, Van der Heide signed a three-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.[1] He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2022, the first matchday of the 2022–23 campaign, replacing Mohamed Mallahi in the 81st minute of a 2–0 away victory against Dordrecht at the Krommedijk.[7][8] On 28 October, Van der Heide scored his first goal for Roda in a 4–1 home win over Jong Utrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[9]
Van der Heide scored three goals in ten appearances for the Netherlands under-16 team between 2016 and 2017.[11] Between 2017 and 2018, he represented the national under-17s, scoring once in four games.[12] He also made two appearances for the under-18 team, and scored once in six appearances for the under-19s in 2019.[13][14]
Personal life
In 2020, Van der Heide mentioned that Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona had praised him on social media after watching some of his games.[15][16]