Daniëlle van de Donk

Daniëlle van de Donk RON (Dutch pronunciation: [daːniˈɛlə vɑn də dɔnk]; born 5 August 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a winger for Arsenal in the FA WSL[2] and The Netherlands national football team.[3]

Daniëlle van de Donk
Van de Donk in 2020
Personal information
Full name Daniëlle van de Donk[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991
Place of birth Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 7
Youth career
sv Valkenswaard
2006–2008 UNA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Willem II 47 (5)
2011–2012 VVV-Venlo 18 (8)
2012–2015 PSV/FC Eindhoven 66 (36)
2015 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 13 (4)
2015– Arsenal 60 (21)
National team‡
2010– Netherlands 104 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2020

Club career

Willem II, 2008–2011

Born in Valkenswaard, Netherlands, Van de Donk firstly played as a professional footballer in the Dutch Eredivisie, with club Willem II in 2008. She featured for The Tricolores—nickname of Willem II—at and away from the Willem II Stadion for the next four seasons. During her first season, she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which kept her out of the field for a few months.[4] While at the club she played in 47 regular season games, scoring 5 times.

VVV-Venlo, 2011–2012

Van de Donk left Willem II and linked up with outfit VVV-Venlo ahead of the 2011–2012 season. She played 18 regular season games, scoring 8 goals in the process. She also helped VVV reach final of the KNVB Women's Cup of 2012.

FC Eindhoven, 2012–2015

She then left Venlo in the summer prior to the upcoming 2012–13 season, so as to link up with PSV/FC Eindhoven. This move came ahead of Eindhoven's participation within the inaugural season of the Dutch & Belgian BeNe League. With PSV/FC Eindhoven, Van de Donk got to the final of the KNVB Cup of 2014 where she eventually earned a runners-up medal. She in all racked up an outstanding 30 goals in 53 appearances for the club.[5]

Göteborg, 2015

In June 2015, Van de Donk was transferred to Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[3][6][7] Van de Donk made 13 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals.

Arsenal, 2015–
Van de Donk (centre) whilst featuring for Arsenal in 2016

On 20 November 2015, Van de Donk signed up to play for English club Arsenal of the FA Super League.[8] The move proved successful with her starting in the 2016 FA Cup final on 14 May 2016. Arsenal were eventually crowned champions at Wembley, beating Chelsea 1–0 to earn their fourteenth FA Cup title.[9]

On 7 October 2016, she signed a new contract with Arsenal.[10] Van de Donk was instrumental in Arsenal's 2018–2019 WSL league winning season.

In March 2019, Van de Donk signed a new "long term" contract with Arsenal.[11]

International career
Van de Donk playing for Holland in the 2013 Euros

Van de Donk currently plays for the Netherlands national team, making her debut for Oranje on 15 December 2010 at the 2010 City of São Paulo Tournament against Mexico. She scored her first official goal in 2013 European Championship qualifying against Serbia.[12]

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Van de Donk in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[13] She retained her national team place during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, again under the direction of Reijners.[14]

On 14 June 2017, Van de Donk was selected as part of the Dutch squad for the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship to be held at home in the Netherlands.[15]

She went on to play an integral part within the tournament. In the semi-final match, she scored against England to complete a 3–0 win for the Dutch. Van de Donk also played in the final against Denmark where her creative presence helped to assure the Netherlands winning the 2017 Euros.[16] After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[17]

Van de Donk was selected in the final squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[18] On 8 October 2019, she made her 100th international appearance against Russia.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[19]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 August 2011Hohhot City Stadium, Hohhot, China China PR1–01–1Friendly
(2.)*1 June 2012Woezik, Wijchen, Netherlands North Korea2–14–1Friendly
2.20 June 2012Stadion Srem Jakovo, Jakovo, Serbia Serbia4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
3.6 March 2013GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Finland1–11–12013 Cyprus Cup
4.17 September 2014Nadderud Stadion, Bekkestua, Norway Norway2–02–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.20 May 2015Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Estonia2–07–0Friendly
6.4–0
7.17 September 2015De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Belarus3–08–0
8.23 October 2015Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France France1–02–1
9.25 January 2016Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey Denmark2–12–1
10.8 July 2017Sparta Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands Wales2–05–0
11.3 August 2017De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands England2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017
12.8 June 2018Shamrock Park, Portadown, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland2–05–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.9 April 2019AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar, Netherlands Chile1–07–0Friendly
14.3–0
15.4–0
16.7–0
17.3 September 2019Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands Turkey2–0 3–0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
18.8 October 2019Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Russia1–02–0
19.8 November 2019Doğanlar Stadium, İzmir, Turkey Turkey4–08–0
20.6–0
21.7–0

* Note: Match not considered as an official friendly.[20]

Honours
Van de Donk (holding the trophy) celebrating the league title.

Club

VVV-Venlo

PSV/FC Eindhoven

Arsenal

International

Netherlands[16]

References
  1. "List of Players – Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. "Kim Little rejoins Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal F.C. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Danielle van de Donk". Soccerway.
  4. "'Ja meteen! Het gebeurt zoveel in het vrouwenvoetbal'" (PDF). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "Danielle Van de Donk". Arsenal F.C.
  6. "Speelster Van de Donk naar Zweedse topclub". psv.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  7. "Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". Göteborg FC.se.
  8. "Van de Donk signs for Ladies". Arsenal F.C. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. "Carter's stunner earns Arsenal their 14th Women's FA Cup". The FA.
  10. "Danielle van de Donk signs new contract". Arsenal F.C. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  11. "Danielle van de Donk: Arsenal Women midfielder signs new deal". BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  12. "Profile". UEFA.
  13. "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  14. "Reijners kiest WK-selectie Oranjevrouwen" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  15. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl. 14 June 2017.
  16. "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.
  17. "Voetbalsters Oranje geridderd in Den Haag (in Dutch)". NOS.nl.
  18. "Sarina Wiegman names Netherlands Women's World Cup squad". KNVB. 10 April 2019.
  19. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  20. "Ruime oefenzege Oranjevrouwen". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  21. "Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea: Women's FA Cup final as it happened". The Guardian.
  22. Garry, Tom (14 March 2018). "Arsenal Women 1–0 Manchester City Women". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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