Sari van Veenendaal

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Sari van Veenendaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːri vɑɱ ˈveːnə(n)ˌdaːl]; born 3 April 1990) is a Dutch former professional footballer. She was part of the Netherlands squad that won UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Full name Sari van Veenendaal
Date of birth (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
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Sari van Veenendaal
Van Veenendaal with Arsenal in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sari van Veenendaal
Date of birth (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
VSV Vreeswijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Utrecht 2 (0)
2010–2015 Twente 112 (0)
2015–2019 Arsenal 48 (0)
2019–2020 Atlético Madrid 10 (0)
2020–2022 PSV 39 (0)
Total 211 (0)
International career
2011–2022 Netherlands 91 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Netherlands
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up2019 France
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner2017 Netherlands
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Club career

The Netherlands

Born in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, Van Veenendaal firstly played as a professional footballer in 2007 for FC Utrecht, as an understudy to Angela Christ. In 2010, she moved to FC Twente. Whilst featuring for the Tukkers, Van Veenendaal won the Eredivisie of the 2010–11 season. She was also successful in picking up the BeNe League titles of 2013, 2014 and 2015 in all.[2][3][4]

Arsenal

Van Veenendaal signed for the English club Arsenal in 2015.[5] In her first season there, Arsenal won the 2015 FA WSL Cup.[6] Next season, Arsenal won the 2016 FA Women's Cup with the club beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.[7][8][9] Another FA WSL cup was conquered in the 2017–18 season, when the club defeated Manchester City Women in the final and Van Veenendaal posted a clean sheet.[10]

Atlético Madrid

In July 2019, Van Veenendaal left Arsenal upon the expiry of her contract and joined Atlético Madrid.[11]

PSV

In May 2020, Van Veenendaal joined PSV on a free transfer.[12] In July 2022, Van Veenendaal announced her immediate retirement.[13]

International career

Van Veenendaal won her first cap for the senior national team on 7 March 2011, a 6–0 win over Switzerland at the Cyprus Cup.[14][15]

She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015.[16]

Van Veenendaal was part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[17] The Netherlands won the tournament. Van Veenendaal started in all six matches in the competition, and allowed just three goals, helping them to win each of the Netherlands' matches. She was named to the Best XI of the tournament.[18] After the tournament, the whole team was honoured by the Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister of Sport Edith Schippers and made Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[19]

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