 He then in 2000 started playing professionally for Haarlem in the Eerste Divisie for two seasons.Subsequently, he went to the Eredivisie with FC Dordrecht who moved to the Eerste Divisie the following season.Van Den Ban in 2004 rejoined the Eredivisie with the outfit MVV Maastricht with whom he got to the quarter finals of the 2006 KNVB Cup

He then moved to Telstar where he featuring once again in the Eerste Divisie within the 2007-08 season.