Joost Maurits van Aken (born 13 May 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
He has previously played for the Netherlands Under 21s team.
Van Aken made his first appearance for SC Heerenveen on 16 February 2014 against the then champions AFC Ajax. Around two months later, van Aken scored his first goal for the club against Go Ahead Eagles.
In June 2015, van Aken signed a new three year contract running until 2018. He went on to make 92 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals.
On 30 August 2017, Sheffield Wednesday announced that they had signed van Aken from Eredevisie side SC Heerenveen for an undisclosed fee on a four year contract.
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