[7] Tiendalli scored his first senior goal for FC Utrecht, having come on as a 73rd-minute substitute, in a 1–0 win against RBC Roosendaal on 12 February 2005.

[4] In the 2005–06 season, Tiendalli appeared more often for FC Utrecht, featuring in the first seven league matches,[9] until he was sent off for a professional foul in the 65th minute of a 3–1 win against Feyenoord on 2 October 2005.

[13] Despite being sidelined during the 2005–06 season, Tiendalli continued to remain involved in the first team,[14] making twenty-nine appearances, scoring twice, in all competitions.

[15] Amid the transfer speculation, he made one further appearance for Utrecht in the opening game of the season, a 2–1 defeat to Willem II.

[19] However, he recovered quickly and made his European debut as a starter in the first round of the UEFA Cup, a 2–2 draw against Lokomotiv Sofia.

[22] Following the match, however, video evidence showed that Tiendalli had not committed an offence; referee Jack van Hulten admitted his mistake and the red card was rescinded.

[25][26] By March, he was sufficiently recovered to resume training,[27] and returned to the starting line-up on 22 April 2007 in a 1–1 draw with NEC Nijmegen.

[30] Feyenoord loaned Tiendalli to city rivals Sparta Rotterdam on 25 January 2008, where he was re-united with his former Utrecht coach Foeke Booy.

[31] Tiendalli made his debut for Sparta Rotterdam on 26 January 2008 as a member of the starting line-up, setting up the second goal in a 2–1 win over FC Twente.

[37] Following his return to the first team, he was involved more often by the club,[38] until he was sent off for a second bookable offence in a 2–0 defeat in De Klassieker, Feyenoord's highly contested match with Ajax, on 15 February 2009.

[44] On 14 September 2009, Tiendalli signed a one-year contract with FC Twente – on a free transfer – with a view to a further year,[45] following a trial.

[47] A week after his debut, he scored his first goal and provided an assist for Miroslav Stoch's opener in a 4–0 win over FC Groningen.

[51] Having missed out on the club's earlier matches in Europe, Tiendalli made his Europa League debut, playing in both legs against Werder Bremen in which Twente lost 4–2, resulting in their elimination in the second round.

[56] He made his UEFA Champions League debut against Inter Milan on 14 September 2010, in the starting eleven, as FC Twente drew 2–2.

[58] The club advanced through the knockout stage to the quarter-final, in the first leg of which Tiendalli received a straight red card in a 3–1 loss against Villarreal.

[64] In the 2011–12 season, Tiendalli started for Twente as they faced Ajax for the second time in a row for the Johan Cruyff Shield and went on to win 2–1.

[65] He played in three matches in Twente's UEFA Champions League Qualification Round, until the club were eliminated in the play-offs following a 5–3 loss on aggregate against Benfica.

[67] In the UEFA Europa League match against OB, he set up the club's second goal of the game, a 3–2 win leading to qualification for the knockout stage of the tournament.

[72] On 10 September 2012, Premier League club Swansea City confirmed that Tiendalli had signed a deal until the end of the 2012–13 season.

[73] He was signed as cover for first-choice left back Neil Taylor, who was ruled out for the remainder of 2012–13 season with a broken ankle.

[74] Tiendalli made his Swansea City debut in the third round of the League Cup, providing an assist for Danny Graham in a 3–2 win over Crawley Town.

[92] After not playing for five months, Tiendalli returned to the starting line-up against Tranmere Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup, Swansea winning 6–2.

[96] He sat out the next four matches for the club and did not make an appearance until the last game of the season, a 0–0 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.

[98] He was deemed by Swansea City to be surplus to requirements,[99] and on 1 September 2015 the club announced that his contract had been cancelled by mutual consent.

[125] He made his full international debut in a 3–0 friendly win against Indonesia on 7 June 2013, replacing Daryl Janmaat in the second half.