Mijke Roelfsema
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | VV Schoonhoven | ||
| 2014–2015 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Boston College Eagles | 36 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Rice Owls | 49 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | (2) |
| 2021 | Calgary Foothills WFC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Apollon Ladies | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Aalborg BK | 14 | (0) |
| 2024 | Treaty United | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | Calgary Wild | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Netherlands U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2017 | |||
Mijke Roelfsema (born 11 March 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue side FC Nantes.
Roelfsema played youth football with VV Schoonhoven, where she played with the boys teams.[1] In August 2014, she joined ADO Den Haag.[1]
College career
In 2017, Roelfsema moved to the United States to attend Boston College, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2][3] She was offered a full scholarship to attend the program.[4] In 2017, she earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement and was named to the ACC Honor Roll.[5] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 6, 2018 against the Boston University Terriers.[6]
In 2019, she transferred to Rice University to play for the women's soccer.[7] In October 2019, she was named the Conference USA Co-Defender of the Week.[8] At the end of the 2019 season, she was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team and the All-South Region Second Team.[9] Ahead of her second season with Rice (and fourth at the collegiate level), she was named to the Conference USA All-Preseason Team.[10] She scored her first goal for Rice on 7 March 2021 against the North Texas Mean Green.[11] In March 2021, she was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.[12] At the end of the season, she was named a First Team All-American and was a semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.[13][14] She was also named the Conference USA Defender of the Year, and named to the All-South Region First Team, a First-Team Scholar All-American, Conference USA Academic Medalist, Conference USA Academic Honor Roll, Conference USA All-Academic Second Team, and a Rice Scholar Athlete.[9] Ahead of the 2021 Fall season, she was named a Preseason First Team All-American, Conference USA Preseason Team and the Conference USA Preseason Defender of the Year.[15][9] After a strong start to her final season, she suffered a season-ending injury halfway through the season.[9][16] At the end of the season, she was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Second Team and was nominated for the Senior CLASS Award.[9][17]
Club career
In 2014, she began training with the ADO Den Haag first team while a member of the youth program, making her debut in 2015.[18]
During her time at college, she also briefly played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer.[19]
In the summer of 2022, Roelfsema signed with Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies.[20][21]
In August 2023, she signed with Danish Women's League club AaB Fodbold.[22]
In July 2024, she signed with League of Ireland Women's Premier Division club Treaty United.[23][24] In November 2024, she departed the club.[25][26]
In December 2024, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Calgary Wild.[27][19] On April 16, 2025, she started in the league's inaugural game, a 1-0 defeat to Vancouver Rise FC.[28]
On 21 January 2026, Roelfsema was announced at FC Nantes on a six month contract, with the option of an additional year.[29]