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Kerstin Casparij

Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (born 19 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.[2]

Kerstin Casparij
Casparij with Manchester City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Position(s) Right-back, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Heerenveen 35 (1)
2017–2018 VV Alkmaar 22 (2)
2018–2020 Heerenveen 34 (6)
2020–2022 Twente 42 (4)
2022– Manchester City 42 (0)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2016 Netherlands U16 9 (2)
2016–2017 Netherlands U17 8 (3)
2017–2019 Netherlands U19 28 (9)
2019–2021 Netherlands U23 6 (0)
2021– Netherlands 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Club career

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First spell at Heerenveen

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Casparij made her debut for Heerenveen in the Eredivisie at the age of 15.[3] She made her league debut against Twente on 6 November 2015.[4] Casparij scored her first league goal against Achilles '29 on 23 December 2016, scoring in the 65th minute.[5]

VV Alkmaar

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After two years, she moved to VV Alkmaar.[6] She made her league debut against Heerenveen on 1 September 2017.[7] Casparij scored her first league goal against Excelsior on 10 November 2017, scoring in the 45th minute.[8]

Second spell at Heerenveen

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After a year at VV Alkmaar, she returned to Heerenveen.[9] During her second spell, she made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 14 September 2018.[10] She scored a hattrick, which was also her first goals for the club during her second spell, against Achilles '29 on 27 November 2018.[11]

Twente

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She joined Twente in 2020.[12] Casparij made her league debut against Ajax on 6 September 2020.[13] She scored her first league goal against PEC Zwolle on 11 September 2020, scoring in the 82nd minute.[14]

Manchester City

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On 26 July 2022, Casparij joined Women's Super League club Manchester City on a three-year deal.[15] She was signed to replace Lucy Bronze.[16] Casparij made her league debut against Chelsea on 25 September 2022.[17]

Along with Rico Lewis, Casparij was named as the club's PFA Community Champions on 24 May 2024.[18]

International career

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Casparij has played for Netherlands youth teams in several age groups. She made her senior team debut on 22 October 2021 as an 83rd-minute substitute for Daniëlle van de Donk in a 8–0 win against Cyprus.[19]

On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 November 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2015–16 Eredivisie 13 0 ? ? — — 13 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 22 1 ? ? — — 22 1
Total 35 1 ? ? — — 35 1
VV Alkmaar 2017–18 Eredivisie 22 2 ? 0 — — 22 2
Heerenveen 2018–19 Eredivisie 23 5 ? 0 — — 23 5
2019–20 Eredivisie 11 1 ? 0 1 0 — 12 1
Total 34 6 ? ? 1 0 — 35 6
FC Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 20 3 1 0 5 2 —- 26 5
2021–22 Eredivisie 22 1 2 0 3 0 4 0 31 1
Total 42 4 3 0 8 2 4 0 57 6
Manchester City 2022–23 Women's Super League 17 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 25 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 18 0 3 0 5 0 — 26 0
2024–25 Women's Super League 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 0
Total 42 0 5 0 10 0 5 0 62 0
Career total 175 13 8 0 19 2 9 0 211 15
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Women's Cup, Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Eredivisie Cup, FA WSL Cup

International

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As of match played 16 July 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2021 3 0
2022 15 0
2023 14 0
2024 6 0
Total 38 0

Honours

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Twente

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Netherlands (NED)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 18. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kerstin Casparij at Soccerway
  3. ^ Kelsey, George. "KERSTIN CASPARIJ: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW". Man City.
  4. ^ "Heerenveen vs Twente - 6 November 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Achilles '29 vs Heerenveen - 23 December 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "16-jarige Casparij maakt overstap van Heerenveen naar Alkmaar". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Heerenveen vs Alkmaar - 1 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Excelsior vs Alkmaar - 10 November 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Kerstin Casparij: "Die twee jaar zijn wel erg belangrijk geweest"". Twente Fans (in Dutch).
  10. ^ "Achilles '29 vs Heerenveen - 14 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Heerenveen vs Achilles '29 - 27 November 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Kerstin Casparij zet voetbalcarrière voort bij FC Twente". Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Ajax vs Twente - 6 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Twente vs PEC Zwolle - 11 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Oranje Leeuwin Kerstin Casparij maakt droomtransfer naar Manchester City: 'Ik ben dolgelukkig'". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Kerstin Casparij: Man City sign Dutch defender to replace Barcelona-bound Lucy Bronze". Sky Sports.
  17. ^ "Chelsea vs Manchester City - 25 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "LEWIS AND CASPARIJ PICK UP COMMUNITY AWARD". Man City.
  19. ^ "Kerstin Casparij maakt debuut in Oranje". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  20. ^ Mark White (5 June 2023). "Netherlands Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 30-player preliminary team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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