Kirsten van de Ven

Kirsten van de Ven
Personal information
Full name Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-11) 11 May 1985
Place of birth Heesch, Netherlands
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Twente
Number 9
Youth career
HVCH
2004 Quinnipiac Bobcats
2005–2007 Florida State Seminoles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Willem II Tilburg 30 (13)
2010–2013 Tyresö FF 79 (39)
2014–2015 FC Rosengård 27 (8)
2016– FC Twente
National team‡
2004– Netherlands 86[3] (18)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 8 June 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:51, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɪrstən joːˈɦɑnaː maːˈriaː vɑn də ˈvɛn]; born 11 May 1985) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club FC Twente. She previously played in the Damallsvenskan for FC Rosengård and Tyresö FF, and for Willem II Tilburg in her home country. Trained at university level at the United States, she formerly played for three seasons with Florida State University's women's soccer team. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national football team and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

Van de Ven attended Quinnipiac University in 2004 and was named the North East Conference's Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year.[4] She played the rest of her college career for Florida State Seminoles at NCAA level, as a team mate of Hermann Trophy winner Mami Yamaguchi.

Playing for Tyresö FF in 2012

In 2010 Van de Ven left Willem II for newly promoted Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF.[5] She won a League Championship with the club in 2012.[6]

After four years at Tyresö FF, Van de Ven joined their Damallsvenkan rivals FC Rosengård in search of a new challenge.[7] She returned to her home country in January 2016, signing for Dutch champions FC Twente.[8]

International career

She has played for the senior Netherlands national team since 2004. On 6 August 2004 she played the second half of a 2–0 friendly defeat by Japan in Zeist.[9] Van de Ven played for the Netherlands in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying rounds.[10] On 23 August 2009 she scored the first goal of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 at the inaugural match against Ukraine, which marked Netherlands' debut at a final stage.

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Van de Ven in the 23-player Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[11]

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Van de Ven scored in the Netherlands' 1–1 draw with hosts Canada and in their 2–1 second round defeat by Japan.

International goals

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 October 2008 Pabellón de la Ciudad del Fútbol, Madrid, Spain  Spain 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2. 23 August 2009 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
3. 26 August 2009 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
4. 3 March 2010 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus   Switzerland 4–0 4–0 2010 Cyprus Cup
5. 21 August 2010 Haradzki Stadium, Maladzechna, Belarus  Belarus 1–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6. 12 December 2010 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Brazil 1–1 2–3 2010 Torneio Internacional
7. 15 December 2010 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 3–1 2010 Torneio Internacional
8. 19 December 2010 Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 2–1 2010 Torneio Internacional
9. 7 March 2011 Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Switzerland 1–0 6–0 2011 Cyprus Cup
10. 2–0
11. 3–0
12. 3 April 2011 Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands  Scotland 1–0 6–2 Friendly
13. 22 October 2011 Gradski stadion, Vrbovec, Croatia  Croatia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
14. 19 November 2011 Ivančna Gorica Stadium, Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
15. 5 April 2012 De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands  Slovenia 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
16. 7 February 2015 Polman Stadion, Almelo, Netherlands  Thailand 7–0 7–0 Friendly
17. 15 June 2015 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada  Canada 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
18. 23 June 2015 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada  Japan 1–2 1–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Competitions Association player list" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "List of Players - Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 16. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Quinnipiac's Kirsten van de Ven Selected NEC Women's Soccer Player & Rookie of the Year". North East Conference. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Awondatu, Sandra (2 January 2010). "Kirsten van de Ven: De top halen, maar niet ten koste van alles" (in Dutch). VrouwenvoetbalNederland.nl. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Cleris, Johannes (3 November 2012). "Tyresö vann SM-guld efter dramatik" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tyresö tappar landslagsspelare till Malmö" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Twente strikt Kirsten van de Ven" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Kirsten van de Ven – FIFA competition record
  11. ↑ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA.com. UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

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