Stefanie van der Gragt

Stefanie van der Gragt RON (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːfaːni vɑn dɛr ˈɣrɑxt]; born 16 August 1992) is a Dutch footballer. She plays as a defender for AFC Ajax and the Netherlands national team where she represented the country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup [2] and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

Stefanie van der Gragt
Personal information
Full name Stefanie van der Gragt
Date of birth (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992
Place of birth Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Youth career
Reiger Boys
Kolping Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 AZ Alkmaar 7 (1)
2011–2015 Telstar 86 (13)
2015–2016 FC Twente 21 (2)
2016–2017 Bayern Munich 9 (0)
2017–2018 Ajax 20 (3)
2018–2020 Barcelona 14 (2)
2020- Ajax 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Netherlands U19 5 (3)
2013– Netherlands 65 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020

Club career

Her career started at the youth teams of amateur club Reiger Boys in Heerhugowaard.[4] She then played for Kolping Boys youth team, another amateur club in Oudorp.[5]

A move to AZ Alkmaar in 2009 started her professional career, as she was able to play in the highest professional national league (Eredivisie). After two seasons at the club, in 2011, she joined Telstar where she played for the next four years. In 2015 she moved to FC Twente[6] and after one season she joined the German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.[7] Due to injuries, she had few opportunities to play in Germany and in 2017 she moved back to the Netherlands, signing with Ajax.[8] On 4 July 2018, she joined Spanish side FC Barcelona. On 12 June 2020, she moved back to join AFC Ajax[9].

International career

Her debut for the Netherlands women's national football team came on 8 March 2013 against Switzerland in a 2013 Cyprus Cup match.[10]

She was also part of the Dutch teams of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup[2] and the winning team of the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[11] playing all matches in both tournaments. At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup,[3] she scored in the Netherlands' quarter-final victory over Italy.[12]

International goals
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[10]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 March 2014GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Australia2–02–22014 Cyprus Cup
2.10 April 2016Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Canada1–21–2Friendly
3.20 January 2017Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Romania4–17–1
4.19 October 2017NV Arena, Sankt Pölten, Austria Austria1–02–0
5.24 November 2017NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia Slovakia1–05–0WWC-qualification 2019
6.5–0
7.28 February 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Japan5–16–22018 Algarve Cup
8.29 June 2019Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, France Italy2–02–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup
9.3 September 2019Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen Turkey1-03-0UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

Honours

Club
AZ Alkmaar
FC Twente
FC Barcelona

International
Netherlands

References
  1. 2015 World Cup
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 - Players - STEFANIE VAN DER GRAGT - Stefanie Van Der Gragt - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. "De roots van Stefanie van der Gragt en Wesley Hoedt". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. "Kolping boys trots op Heerhugowaardse Stefanie van der Gragt". Alkmaar Centraal (in Dutch). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. "Stefanie van der Gragt en Renate Jansen naar FC Twente Vrouwen". FC Twente (in Dutch). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. "Stefanie van der Gragt naar Bayern München". vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. "Trainingsclinic van Stefanie van der Gragt + Foto's". V.V. Dirkshorn (in Dutch). 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. "Van der Gragt keert terug bij Ajax". 12 Jun 2020.
  10. "Profile". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  11. "Wiegman kiest Oranjeselectie voor WEURO 2017". onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  12. "Dutch head into World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Italy". Euronews. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. "Finale Algarve Cup tussen Oranjevrouwen en Zweden afgelast" (in Dutch). nu.nl. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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