Sherida Spitse
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Full name | Sherida Spitse[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 29 May 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ajax | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | VV Sneek | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | SC Heerenveen | 100 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | FC Twente | 38 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | LSK Kvinner FK | 65 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | FC Twente | 23 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Vålerenga | 39 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Ajax | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006– | Netherlands | 194 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2022 |
Sherida Spitse RON (Dutch pronunciation: [ʃeːˈridaː ˈspɪtsə]; born 29 May 1990) is a Dutch football midfielder currently playing for Ajax and the Netherlands women's national football team.[2]
Club career[]
Spitse started her career at VV Sneek before joining SC Heerenveen when the Dutch women's professional league (Eredivisie Vrouwen) was established in 2007.[3] After five seasons at Heerenveen where she played 100 official matches and scored 13 goals,[4] in 2012 the Dutch and Belgian leagues merged (BeNe League) and she moved to FC Twente in May 2012.[5] At Twente she won the BeNe League titles in 2012–13 and 2013–14. She was also the club top scorer in 2012–13.[3]
In December 2013, it was announced that Spitse would transfer to Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner FK from January 2014.[6] For this transfer, money was paid for the first time in Dutch women's football.[7][8][9][10] Spitse became a Norwegian League and Cup champion at the end of the 2014 season with LSK Kvinner. She was also voted on to Norway's Team of the Year at the annual NISO awards ceremony in Oslo.[11] She remained in the club for the next two seasons (2015 and 2016) winning the League and Cup in both seasons.[12]
On 19 December 2016, during the 2015–16 Eredivisie winter break, she moved back to the Netherlands after agreeing a contract with FC Twente to play the second half of the season.[13] On 16 June 2017, she extended her contract with FC Twente for one season. [14]
During the 2017–18 Eredivisie winter break, on 27 December 2017, she signed a two-year contract with Vålerenga Fotball, returning to the Norwegian Toppserien.[15]
On 20 November 2020, it was announced that Spitse had rejoined the Eredivisie this time to join Ajax.[16]
International career[]
Spitse made her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team under coach Vera Pauw on 31 August 2006, in a 4–0 World Cup qualifying defeat to England.[3][17] At the time, she was 16 years old and still playing in VV Sneek boys team.[18][19]
At the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she was a member of the Dutch squad which reach the semifinals of the tournament.[20]
In June 2013, national team coach Roger Reijners selected Spitse in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[21]
On 7 February 2015 she earned her 100th cap for the Dutch team against Thailand.[22] Spitse helped the Netherlands qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and was selected for the final squad.[23] She played all four of the Netherlands matches in the tournament.[2]
In January 2017, she played her 125th match for the national team against Romania.[24] Spitse was part of the Dutch winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[25] she played in all matches and was named in the 2017 UEFA Team of the Tournament. In the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, she reached the final with the Netherlands, which they lost 2–0 against the United States.[26]
In July 2021, Spitse suffered a knee injury, hence she missed the 2020 Summer Olympics.[27]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[17]
G | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 November 2006 | Yanmar Stadion, Almere, Netherlands | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
2 | 29 October 2009 | Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands | ![]() |
8–0 | 13–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
3 | 19 December 2010 | Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 Torneio Internacional |
4 | 2 March 2011 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup |
5 | 3 April 2011 | Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands | ![]() |
4–1 | 6–2 | Friendly |
6 | 6–2 | |||||
7 | 24 November 2011 | Kyocera Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 UEFA Women's Euro qualifying |
8 | 15 February 2012 | Stade des Costières, Nîmes, France | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
9 | 1 March 2012 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup |
10 | 24 October 2012 | Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
11 | 25 November 2012 | Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
12 | 29 June 2013 | Telstar Stadion, Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | |
13 | 5 April 2014 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | ![]() |
5–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
14 | 7 February 2015 | Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
15 | 4 April 2015 | Korinn Stadium, Kópavogur, Iceland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | |
16 | 17 September 2015 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | ![]() |
5–0 | 8–0 | |
17 | 7–0 | |||||
18 | 4 June 2016 | Mandemakers Stadion, Waalwijk, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
19 | 25 October 2016 | Scholz Arena, Aalen, Germany | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–4 | |
20 | 3 March 2017 | , Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2017 Algarve Cup |
21 | 20 July 2017 | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 |
22 | 24 July 2017 | Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
23 | 6 August 2017 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | ![]() |
3–2 | 4–2 | |
24 | 24 November 2017 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
25 | 6 April 2018 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands | ![]() |
4–0 | 7–0 | |
26 | 6–0 | |||||
27 | 10 April 2018 | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
28 | 8 June 2018 | Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 | |
29 | 9 November 2018 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
30 | 19 January 2019 | Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South-Africa | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
31 | 30 August 2019 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | ![]() |
3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
32 | 4–0 | |||||
33 | 3 September 2019 | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
34 | 4 October 2019 | Fazanerija City Stadium, Murska Sobota, Slovenia | ![]() |
3–2 | 4–2 | |
35 | 4–2 | |||||
36 | 8 November 2019 | Bornova Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | ![]() |
2–0 | 8–0 | |
37 | 8–0 | |||||
38 | 12 November 2019 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–1 | 4–1 | |
39 | 2–1 | |||||
40 | 10 March 2020 | Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–3 | 2020 Tournoi de France |
41 | 23 October 2020 | Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands | ![]() |
4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
42 | 15 June 2021 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands | ![]() |
2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Personal life[]
Spitse and her wife Jolien van der Tuin[28] have two children.[29]
Honours[]
Club[]
- FC Twente
- BeNe League (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Eredivisie (2): 2012–13*, 2013–14*
*During the BeNe League period (2012 to 2015), the highest placed Dutch team is considered as national champion by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[30]
- LSK Kvinner
- Toppserien (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
- Norwegian Women's Cup (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
- Vålerenga
- Toppserien: 2020
- Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020
International[]
- Netherlands
References[]
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Sherida Spitse". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Sherida Spitse naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Spitse vertrekt naar FC Twente". SC Heerenveen (in Dutch). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Spitse naar LSK". FC Twente (in Dutch). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Sjoerd Stiensma (10 December 2013). "Transfer Sherida Spitse naar Noorwegen". Sneeker Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). NDC Mediagroep. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Spitse zorgt voor primeur met transfer naar Lillestrøm" (in Dutch). FC Update. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "LSK Kvinner 2013". Womensfootball.eu. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Spitse schrijft geschiedenis". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Nyheter | Lillestrøm SK". Lsk.no. 2014-11-24. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Sherida Spitse terug naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Kika van Es naar FC Twente Vrouwen, Sherida Spitse verlengt". FC Twente (in Dutch). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Sherida Spitse vertrekt naar Valerenga". FC Twente (in Dutch). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Sherida Spitse naar de Ajax Vrouwen". Ajax (in Dutch). 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Vijf EK-internationals met de meeste interlands". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Sherida Spitse". UEFA.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "2009 Women's Euro – Netherlands squad". UEFA. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (30 June 2013). "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Spitse klaar voor honderdste cap". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 6 February 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "List of Players – Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Bijzondere mijlpaal voor Spitse". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "USA 2–0 Netherlands". FIFA. 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Netherlands' Sherida Spitse withdraws from Games with injury". Sport Star. 20 July 2021.
- ^ van der Meeren, Peter (25 December 2016). "Sherida Spitse: Voor gezin en het EK even pas op de plaats". Leeuwarder Courant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Spitse: "Noorwegen voelt voor ons als een tweede thuis"". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 28 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Eredivisie Vrouwen". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links[]
- Profile at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Profile at onsoranje.nl (in Dutch)
- Profile at vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch)
- Sherida Spitse at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Sherida Spitse – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Sherida Spitse – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sherida Spitse at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Sneek
- Dutch women's footballers
- Netherlands women's international footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Eredivisie (women) players
- Toppserien players
- SC Heerenveen (women) players
- FC Twente (women) players
- LSK Kvinner FK players
- Vålerenga Fotball Damer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from the Netherlands
- FIFA Century Club
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- UEFA Women's Championship-winning players
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Lesbian sportswomen
- Dutch expatriate women's footballers
- VV Sneek Wit Zwart players
- AFC Ajax (women) players