Lize Kop
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 Kop with Tottenham Hotspur in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wormer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ajax | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Ajax | 82 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Leicester City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Netherlands U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Netherlands U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Netherlands | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:16, 28 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Lize Kop (Dutch: [ˈlizə ˈkɔp]; born 17 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Netherlands national team. She previously played for Ajax and Leicester City.[1]
Ajax
Kop made her league debut against Achilles '29 on 3 September 2017.[2] On 24 January 2023, she played her 100th game for the club in a match against ADO Den Haag.[3]
Leicester City
On 16 August 2023, Kop signed for Women's Super League club Leicester City on a three-year deal.[4] She made her league debut against Everton on 28 January 2024.[5]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 15 January 2025, it was announced that Kop had signed for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur until June 2028.[6]
International career
Kop was selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7][8] She made her international debut in 2019 against Poland in the Algarve Cup.[9] On 10 April 2019, Kop was named in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[10] On 16 June 2021, she was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics squad.[11] On 31 May 2023, she was named as part of the Netherlands provisional squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12] On 24 September 2023, Kop had to withdraw from training camp due to lack of fitness.[13] On 27 May 2024, Kop, Caitlin Dijkstra, and Romée Leuchter had to drop out due to injury.[14]
