Danique Tolhoek
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| Date of birth | 17 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kapelle, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | VV Kapelle | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | JVOZ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ajax | 54 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U17 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Netherlands U19 | 28 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Netherlands U23 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Danique Tolhoek (born 17 March 2005) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[1]
Tolhoek started her youth career with VV Kapelle. She joined JVOZ in 2018, where she played with boys.[2] In 2021, she moved to Ajax.[3]
Tolhoek signed her first professional contract with Ajax in August 2023.[3] She made her official debut for the club on 2 September 2023 as an 86th minute substitute for Romée Leuchter in the 2023 supercup match against Twente.[4] She scored her first goal for Ajax on 11 October 2023 in a 6–0 win against Zürich.[5] In September 2024, she extended her contract with the club until June 2027.[6]
International career
Tolhoek has represented Netherlands at youth international level. She was part of the Netherlands under-19 team which reached semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7] She was also part of the team which finished as runners-up at the 2024 edition of the tournament.[8] With 27 goals, she is the second all-time top scorer of the Netherlands under-19 team.[9]
In June 2024, Tolhoek was called up to the Netherlands national team for a training camp.[10] In November 2025, she received her first official call-up to the national team.[11] She made her debut on 28 November 2025 in a 2–1 win against Portugal.[12]