sentences:  Since making his Willem II debut, van Eijden appeared in every matches for the side until he sustained knee injury and had to be substituted after playing 70 minutes, in a 2–0 loss against Vitesse on 31 January 2009.After returning to the first team, van Eijden went on to make 23 appearances for the "Tilburgers".In April 2009, he signed a four-year contract with N.E.C..