 In a buildup to a match against AZ, De Zeeuw's former club, on 25 October 2009, De Zeeuw made an assist for Gregory van der Wiel.However, the match was overshadowed for De Zeeuw, as he was booed and jeered by AZ Alkmaar fans, who at one point called him ""cancer jew"", so referee Bas Nijhuis stopped the match for time being.On 1 November 2009, De Zeeuw scored a brace in the "klassieker" against arch-rivals Feyenoord in a 5–1 thrashing of the Rotterdam team.