Career
On 11 April 2007, he made his debut for PSV Eindhoven in the Union of European Football Associations Champions League-match against Liverpool. Van Eijden came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for the Ivorian striker, Arouna Koné. Some 18 month later Van Eijden still had not made his debut in the Eredivisie.
In the summer of 2008, he left PSV on loan, to play for Willem II, which also obtained a transfer right option.
He made 23 appearances for Willem. In April 2009, he signed a four-year contract with North.E.C. He joined the side after he finishing his loan spell at Willem II which ran until the end of the 2008-2009 Eredivisie season.
In January 2016 he had an agreement with Dynamo Moscow, but after negotiations he decided not to go. So after all these happenings he will stay at Nippon Electric Corporation. In the meantime he lost his captaincy to Brad Jones.
