Career
Twente
The 2011-2012 season was the big breakthrough for John at Twente, as he got a starting place from Company Adriaanse at the start of the season, and did not lose that even with competition for the left forward position, as Nacer Chadli returned from injury. He also topped the Union of European Football Associations Europa League group stage assist rankings with six assists. John was influential in the Eredivisie campaign as well, netting two goals in a 6–2 victory over Football Club Utrecht on 4 December 2011.
Benfica
On 24 May 2012, John signed for Portuguese club Benfica on a five-year deal that includes a €45 million release clause for an undisclosed fee.
lieutenant was rumored that 80% of the undisclosed went to sports investment company Doyen Sports. After struggling to find his space in the first team during his initial months in Lisbon, John became a regular starter or used substitute in the second half of Benfica"s 2012-2013 campaign, which included appearances in Union of European Football Associations Europa League and Portuguese Cup finals.
He was loaned to Hamburg for the remainder of the 2013-2014 season on 17 January 2014. He stayed at Benfica for the new season, scoring his first league goal on 12 September 2014 against Vitória Sétubal.
On 29 May 2015, John scored the winning goal against Marítimo (2–1) in the league cup final.
Reading (loan)
On 1 September 2015, John was loaned out to English Football League Championship side Reading for one season. Reading have an option to sign him on a permanent deal at the end of the loan spell. He scored his first goal for Reading in the home match against Huddersfield Town on 3 November 2015.
In February 2012, John was called up for the first time by Bert van Marwijk to represent the senior Netherlands football team for the game against England at Wembley.
On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Union of European Football Associations Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad. Twente
KNVB Cup: 2011
Johan Cruijff Shield: 2011
Benfica
Primeira Liga: 2014-2015
Taça da Liga: 2014-2015
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2014
Union of European Football Associations Europa League: Runner-up 2012-2013
Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2012-2013.
