Nicky Van Den Abbeele

Nicky Van Den Abbeele
Personal information
Full name Nicky Van Den Abbeele
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Cerkelladies Brugge
SV Jabbeke
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Club Brugge KV 68 (11)
2015–2016 Lierse SK
2016–2017 RSC Anderlecht
2017–2018 AFC Ajax
National team‡
2010–2011 Belgium U17 9 (2)
2012–2013 Belgium U19 14 (2)
2013– Belgium 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2017

Nicky Van Den Abbeele (born 21 February 1994) is a Belgian soccer midfielder who plays for AFC Ajax of Eredivisie.

Club career

As a young player, Van Den Abbeele played for Cerkelladies Brugge and SV Jabbeke. In 2012, she joined Club Brugge KV, where she stayed until 2015. In the season 2015–2016 she moved to Lierse SK where she won the Cup of Belgium. In 2016, she signed for RSC Anderlecht.[1] In 2017, she joined AFC Ajax.[2] In 2018 she decided to stop playing, and to concentrate on a career outside the soccerfield.

International career

On 30 August 2010 Van Den Abbeele played her first match for Belgium U17. In the same match she scored her first international goal. On 2 June 2013 she played her first match for the senior team, a friendly match against Ukraine in Tubize. Van Den Abbeele was part of the squad who represented Belgium at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Versterking voor onze Superleague-kern". RSCA Women. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Red Flame Nicky Van den Abbeele verkast naar Ajax". Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie". Belgian Football. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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