Marjoke de Bakker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1959 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kooger Football Club[1] | |||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1991 | Netherlands | 61 | (29) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marjoke de Bakker is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a forward for Kooger Football Club and the Netherlands women's national team, earning 61 caps.[1][2] For 20 years she was the all-time record goal scorer for her country, having scored 29 times.[3] On 21 August 2010 she lost her record when Manon Melis scored twice against Belarus, her 29th and 30th international goals.[3][4] Melis subsequently lost her record to Vivianne Miedema on 15 June 2019.[5] As of December 2020 de Bakker ranks fifth on the all-time goal scoring list for the Dutch women's football team.[6]
